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
However, the couple eventually acquiesced to the norms of the shore.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 July 2025
The studio is also operating in a supercharged political environment as Trump pressures media organizations to acquiesce to his demands, accusing them of political bias.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 10 July 2025
But if questions about his willingness to acquiesce to team requests are following him directly from the Red Sox to the Giants, Devers could be off to a rough start with his new team.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Russia would actually sometimes acquiesce to Israeli strikes on Iranian assets.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 July 2025
The studio is also operating in a supercharged political environment as Trump pressures media organizations to acquiesce to his demands, accusing them of political bias.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 10 July 2025
But if questions about his willingness to acquiesce to team requests are following him directly from the Red Sox to the Giants, Devers could be off to a rough start with his new team.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Russia would actually sometimes acquiesce to Israeli strikes on Iranian assets.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesce
Verb
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On top of settling on a rate increase lower than originally planned, the MSD board agreed to postpone the original effective date of Aug. 1 by one month.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
29 July 2025
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For her link-up with friends, Solange completely agreed.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 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 6 Aug. 2025.
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