as in agreed
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 acquiesced
Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.
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Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The university acquiesced to the demands last year to restore its grant funding.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Not that Pumas acquiesced to SDFC amassing several taller players near the goalmouth.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In response to the backlash, which has been ongoing ever since, the company has half-acquiesced to public pressure and made piecemeal efforts at image rehabilitation.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
If some companies, like BP and Total acquiesced, others like Exxon and Conoco packed up and left, writing off $billions and filing international arbitration claims that dissuaded many firms from seeking to establish operations in the country.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Key attacker Djordje Mihailovic abruptly pushed the club to leave in the summer and, ultimately, the Rapids reluctantly acquiesced to an $8 million trade to Toronto FC.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Everyone besides Aggie has acquiesced.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The university acquiesced to the demands last year to restore its grant funding.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026
Not that Pumas acquiesced to SDFC amassing several taller players near the goalmouth.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
In response to the backlash, which has been ongoing ever since, the company has half-acquiesced to public pressure and made piecemeal efforts at image rehabilitation.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
If some companies, like BP and Total acquiesced, others like Exxon and Conoco packed up and left, writing off $billions and filing international arbitration claims that dissuaded many firms from seeking to establish operations in the country.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Key attacker Djordje Mihailovic abruptly pushed the club to leave in the summer and, ultimately, the Rapids reluctantly acquiesced to an $8 million trade to Toronto FC.
—Tom Bogert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Everyone besides Aggie has acquiesced.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesced
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After a Wisconsin breeding and animal research facility that housed thousands of beagles agreed to sell most of their animals, some of the dogs will be headed to the Chicago area.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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David Ross — the manager fired by Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer after Counsell agreed to a five-year, $40 million contract — has reemerged as an ESPN broadcaster and a co-host with Anthony Rizzo on a podcast reuniting members of the 2016 World Series team.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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In a completely unrelated incident, in February 2020, Chris was arrested after drunkenly falling asleep in the entryway of a stranger's home and consented to a voluntary DNA swab, not thinking twice about it.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under the agreement, Iran consented to limit its use of advanced centrifuges for 10 years, and to restrict uranium enrichment to below weapons-grade levels for 15 years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Acquiesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesced. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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