as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing
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Recent Examples of acquiesce
The Four Circuit panel rebuked Bell’s reasoning, describing as novel and unsupported that a court could compel NASCAR to acquiesce to contractual demands by 23XI and Front Row.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
Even the happy ending seems rooted less in choices that make sense for them than in a desire to acquiesce to formula.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
But, after eventually acquiescing to Hermann's insistent wishes, Hargitay rode inside the Uber, unsure of her final destination.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 17 June 2025
Choosing to preserve her sanity, Alesia acquiesces.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 June 2025
Even the happy ending seems rooted less in choices that make sense for them than in a desire to acquiesce to formula.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2025
But, after eventually acquiescing to Hermann's insistent wishes, Hargitay rode inside the Uber, unsure of her final destination.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 17 June 2025
Choosing to preserve her sanity, Alesia acquiesces.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesce
Verb
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And many people who study emergency response agree that, to some degree, the agency needs reform.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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Everyone agreed that the transformation was natural and good.—
Brian Park,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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But even those who assent to most of his criticisms might balk at following Anderson to his final destination, which is to bluntly deny India much of a future in the modern world.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2013
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The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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When Petterson declined to consent, Soriano pulled up a board roster showing when all the trustees began their service.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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His attorneys asserted that although the victim and McLemore were intoxicated at the time of the encounter, the victim was sober enough to consent.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Trump wants to replace Powell with someone more willing to accede to his demands for a big cut in interest rates.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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To date, North Korea is the only nation to have acceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and subsequently withdraw.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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“Acquiesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesce. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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