as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
are we to conclude from your silence that you assent?
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as in acquiescence
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Recent Examples of assent
William Harris, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2011
Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Without assent from a majority of lawmakers, the report is expected to stay under wraps.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
But the Lebanese government requested the move, and the majority of the Lebanese parliament was ready to assent to the court.
—William Harris, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2011
Some of them assented to a ceremonial final flight, a last twirl for the cameras and dignitaries, like the Parisian leg of the Tour de France.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Without assent from a majority of lawmakers, the report is expected to stay under wraps.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assent
Verb
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The panel also agreed Way acted with malice, oppression or fraud, and awarded her another $250,000 in punitive damages.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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And Richard agreed to plead Lucas’ case to Catherine, lest the resident have to repeat his first year.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Before this recent trend of Congressional acquiescence, Republican President Ronald Reagan issued 78 vetoes in his eight years in office.—
David M. Drucker,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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At the hearing — held a day after Adams announced Mastro’s appointment — Sullivan initially gave Oakley’s lawyer two weeks to file a motion for sanctions against MSG and another two for Mastro to respond, a timeline Oakley’s lawyer consented to, the transcript reviewed by The News shows.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The city charter requires that the mayor announced his preferred candidate, which is then subject to council approval.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Reduce the cycles of approvals and updates, and increase collaboration with the quarterly goals and outcomes at the forefront.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the parties involved failed to come to any agreement before that deal expired at the end of the year.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is in addition to existing tariffs on China (20%), Canada and Mexico (expected 12% on non-free trade agreement goods) as well as steel, aluminum and the automotive industry (25%) already amounting up to a 0.2% GDP and a 270,000 head-strong employment loss.—
Katharina Buchholz,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While many polls show that acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights has generally increased over the past 20 years, most Americans are less supportive of transgender girls and women participating in women's sports.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Ars Technica Addendum and Your California Privacy Rights.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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Updated on April 3 with SpaceX's confirmation that Booster 14 will launch on Starship Flight 9. Stephen Clark is a space reporter at Ars Technica, covering private space companies and the world’s space agencies.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
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During his confirmation hearing last month, Oz vowed to empower patients to take charge of their health care and crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to safeguard federal health programs.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By Jenna Ryu April 2, 2025 Collage: Self; Source Images: Smash Kitchen, Mat Hayward/Getty Images Forget words of affirmation.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
2 Apr. 2025
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There’s also the apartment’s construction, to something of an affirmation of the value of art to individuals and communities.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Assent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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