as in agreeing
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project
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Recent Examples of acceding
In a broader sense, FIU faculty say acceding to Tallahassee would set a dangerous precedent and be a disservice to students.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Albania has been on a mission to root out corruption for the past decade, embarking on a widespread vetting process of every judge in the country, and creating specialized anti-corruption bodies to prosecute graft, to improve its chance of acceding to the European Union.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
To an extent, the College Board can be forgiven for acceding to student preferences.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
And if -- if there is an agreement here, Ukraine must have security guarantees, including the possibility of sometime acceding to NATO membership.
—ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Albania has been on a mission to root out corruption for the past decade, embarking on a widespread vetting process of every judge in the country, and creating specialized anti-corruption bodies to prosecute graft, to improve its chance of acceding to the European Union.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
To an extent, the College Board can be forgiven for acceding to student preferences.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
And if -- if there is an agreement here, Ukraine must have security guarantees, including the possibility of sometime acceding to NATO membership.
—ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceding
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In analyzing the cases of murder exonerees who sued, the Tribune found cases typically spawned roughly 300 docket entries and cost taxpayers nearly $900,000 in legal defense fees as the city often took the cases to the verge of trial before agreeing to pay.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Several of the defendants have been hit with similar issues at the original Astor on Third building, agreeing to a $500,000 lawsuit settlement in February that requires them to fix accessibility issues.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.—
Bastian Benrath-Wright,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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When the Herald asked questions about whether elders were intellectually capable of consenting to be moved, the agency repeatedly refused to provide more recent data.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Footage shows the group acquiescing to the police instructions when an officer in plain clothes – possibly indicating a special police unit – grabbed Salman’s hand, twisting it and causing a fracture in the wrist.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Acceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceding. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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