as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project
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Recent Examples of acceded
Would Redford, whose eyes were just as sapphirelike as Fonda’s, have acceded to such a plan?
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Camilla became Queen in 2022 when her husband, King Charles, acceded the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Camilla became Queen in 2022 when her husband, King Charles, acceded the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceded
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Officials met with family members Thursday and agreed to start using heavy machinery to remove the debris and recover the bodies.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Local officials have now met with family members and agreed to begin using machinery to move the rubble and start recovering bodies.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Most of the Arab states have consented to Trump's plan, and Israel is also on board.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, Price, 42, consented to a search of her home by the Marshals Service, whose agents found Daniels inside, Holder said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Unlike the previous cases, the FTC was the very agency at issue in Humphrey’s Executor, and Slaughter has also acquiesced to taking up the case.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
22 Sep. 2025
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Once all parties had acquiesced, the head of the FCC joined the president in taking a victory lap.—
Jason Bailey,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Acceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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