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
Has Senator Schumer in your mind acquiesced Trump? REP.
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ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials, in turn, have at least ostensibly acquiesced while appealing decisions the administration opposes.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Mullin told the Washington Examiner he’s spoken with Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, as much as Trump as Republicans slowly acquiesced to polarizing choices from Gabbard to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
While that might be true for future presidents, Trump is not as swayed by public opinion as a second-term president, and a Congress ruled by the same party is much more willing to acquiesce to the demands of the executive.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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ABC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials, in turn, have at least ostensibly acquiesced while appealing decisions the administration opposes.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Mullin told the Washington Examiner he’s spoken with Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff, as much as Trump as Republicans slowly acquiesced to polarizing choices from Gabbard to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Mar. 2025
While that might be true for future presidents, Trump is not as swayed by public opinion as a second-term president, and a Congress ruled by the same party is much more willing to acquiesce to the demands of the executive.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesce
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In an exciting Instagram post on Wednesday (April 9), the West Coast icon and league owner revealed that the eight-time NBA All-Star has agreed to join the BIG3 league for one final season as a professional basketball player.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Putin did not agree to a full ceasefire, which Trump has proposed and which Ukraine had assented to earlier.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
18 Mar. 2025
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These agreements encourage assenting parties to perform due diligence, helping to identify potential gaps in the data protection chain.—
Chris Novak,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine has consented to a ceasefire proposed weeks ago by Washington.—
Yehor Konovalov and Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Eighty-five percent of customers consented to 23andMe research, allowing their individual-level data to be used for studies.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Except for McConnell, every Republican senator acceded to Trump’s wishes anyway.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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University officials acceded to those demands, which also include a review of admission policies and a ban on students wearing masks at protests.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Acquiesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesce. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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