acquiesced

verb

past tense of acquiesce
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 Charles ultimately acquiesced rather than face a possible order he be presented by force. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Nearly forgotten is how 13 months later a hesitant Kennedy emerged, one who ignored his own instincts and reluctantly acquiesced to a coup in South Vietnam cooked up by middle-ranking aides to stabilize a chaotic country coming apart at the seams. — Clifford Krauss, Air Mail, 25 July 2026 Lidia told me that at least half the women in her unit eventually acquiesced. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2026 Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law. — Jonathan Weber, Fortune, 19 May 2026 The legislature largely acquiesced, and SB-189 sailed through the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 14 May 2026 Many cities have had trouble hitting that bar, and FIFA eventually acquiesced to format changes. — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026 Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others. — Ian King, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesced
  1. agreed
  2. assented
  3. consented
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  • In June 2025, Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter agreed to buy a majority stake in the Lakers from the Buss family in a deal that valued the team at $10 billion, a then-record for a sports franchise.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Also last month, Archer agreed to buy three aviation and autonomy businesses from Boeing — Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu — to boost its flying-taxi and autonomous flight capabilities.
    — Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreed
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  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of assented
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  • The president nominated her, senators examined her record, and a majority consented to her appointment.
    — Nahid Bhadelia, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Real prompt monitoring uses consented consumer panels and observes conversations that actually occurred.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of consented

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