as in agreeing
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 acceding
And if -- if there is an agreement here, Ukraine must have security guarantees, including the possibility of sometime acceding to NATO membership.
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ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceding
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The effort also includes designations of Clean California communities, with 30 agreeing to long-term commitments to zero litter and community beautification.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The case was settled after three years, with Crosno's former landlord agreeing to take fair housing training and pay $20,000 in damages, Crosno said.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The New Yorker’s Talk writer was similarly blinkered and callous, treating Grey like a consenting partner and Chaplin as a dual victim, of his mother-in-law’s venality and of Middle America’s moral prejudices.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Hamilton sacrificed for the franchise by acquiescing to Zach Orr's desire to move him around as a pliable defensive chess piece.—
Andrew Hughes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Any show of weakness by the President in acquiescing to Moscow’s demands will fuel Beijing’s ambition to seize Taiwan, as well as encourage Kim Jong Un—another Putin ally—to use force against South Korea.—
Miriam Sapiro,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Acceding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceding. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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