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, 26 Apr. 2026
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
Upon entering any art gallery or museum, visitors are consenting to having their imaginations stimulated with new concepts, designs and suggestions.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Still, consent is an ongoing process, and one must be prepared to stop at any point should the consenting party withdraw permission.
—Christopher Hernandez, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
Child care providers who wish to participate in the program must go through a household health and safety inspection, sign an agreement consenting to background checks and staff training, and agree to audits, Stahl said.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Who exactly is capable of consenting?
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
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
Upon entering any art gallery or museum, visitors are consenting to having their imaginations stimulated with new concepts, designs and suggestions.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Still, consent is an ongoing process, and one must be prepared to stop at any point should the consenting party withdraw permission.
—Christopher Hernandez, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2026
Child care providers who wish to participate in the program must go through a household health and safety inspection, sign an agreement consenting to background checks and staff training, and agree to audits, Stahl said.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Who exactly is capable of consenting?
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consenting
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The same year San Antonio Regional Hospital was agreeing to sell the land Nicolson Farms occupies, two other farms in nearby Ontario were lost to developers, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The more important developments were Honeywell agreeing to sell its Warehouse and Workflow Solutions unit and setting June 29 as the date to spin off its aerospace business into a separate company.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 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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“Consenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consenting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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