as in to agree
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 acquiesce
Emails between Epstein’s lawyers and federal prosecutors obtained by the Herald showed that Epstein’s lawyers repeatedly made demands and that federal prosecutors acquiesced each step of the way.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
His best position in the NBA is likely at power forward, but with Davis asking to play at that spot, Flagg will be forced to acquiesce.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Punish the owners who resist and reward the ones who acquiesce.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
His best position in the NBA is likely at power forward, but with Davis asking to play at that spot, Flagg will be forced to acquiesce.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Meursault acquiesces but with a casually brutal frankness as to his motives, which have nothing to do with love.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Government leaders and local experts on transit agree one-way streets, which were intended to make travel faster for commuters heading in and out of downtown, present safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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An undercover operation in 2022 revealed that Komarczyk and his associate, Irazmar Carbajal, agreed to move $100,000 of what the FBI believed to be sanctioned money belonging to members of Venezuela’s government.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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China has built Russia’s defense industrial base, helped Iran provide Russia with one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles, and assented as North Korea has sent troops to fight in Europe.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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His representatives soon assented to de Moraes’s orders, including taking down the offending accounts and paying the fines.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 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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But as his relentless pressure on allies becomes the new normal, those allies have every reason to adapt to protect themselves rather than accede to his demands.—
Vivek Viswanathan,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Democrats, who for years branded themselves as responsible stewards during shutdown crises, are now positioning themselves as the side willing to risk disruption rather than accede to Republican terms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Acquiesce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesce. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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