as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consented
Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
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Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Jeep consented to a blood draw, an analysis of which is still pending, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
To secure approval from the DOJ, HPE consented to divest its Instant On WLAN unit and license Juniper’s Mist AI software.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
Passengers who have consented to use the technology can opt out at any time.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Although his father was skeptical at first and only consented to converting a small portion of their holdings, the results were noticeable almost immediately.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
The driver of the Jeep consented to a blood draw, an analysis of which is still pending, according to the complaint.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
To secure approval from the DOJ, HPE consented to divest its Instant On WLAN unit and license Juniper’s Mist AI software.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said.
—Joe Kottke, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025
Passengers who have consented to use the technology can opt out at any time.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
Although his father was skeptical at first and only consented to converting a small portion of their holdings, the results were noticeable almost immediately.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consented
agreed
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The band agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a lawsuit in response to the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava eventually agreed to restore the full funding, crediting rosier revenue forecasts as various county departments and independent agencies reported higher-than-expected surplus figures that could be used to pay for the nonprofit grants.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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