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
Camilla became Queen in 2022 when her husband, King Charles, acceded the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceded
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As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
16 Aug. 2025
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Sheinbaum, for her part, has acquiesced in many instances to Trump’s requests, almost certainly with the goal of safeguarding Mexico’s relationship with its biggest export market, along with protecting Mexico’s burgeoning apparel industry from competition from Chinese operators.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
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That failure is symbolized most starkly in the mute dissolution of his own group, formed to help save Chicago from its pension morass but which instead silently acquiesced in making that threat markedly worse.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Acceded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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