as in agreeing
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consenting
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.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Match lets two consenting partners start a video chat in the middle of a text conversation.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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.
—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Match lets two consenting partners start a video chat in the middle of a text conversation.
—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consenting
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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Iranian critics of the MoU claim Tehran was too hasty in agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without gaining any tangible benefits from the agreement.
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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.
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“Consenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consenting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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