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
Key attacker Djordje Mihailovic abruptly pushed the club to leave in the summer and, ultimately, the Rapids reluctantly acquiesced to an $8 million trade to Toronto FC.
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Tom Bogert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Everyone besides Aggie has acquiesced.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Prime then said that the board later listened and acquiesced to some of the requests of Phelps, O’Donnell and Prime in the final 2025 charter agreement, the one put in front of teams in September and the one that 13 of 15 teams signed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
Heller ultimately acquiesced and agreed to assist Hudson for one year.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Jason was skeptical but acquiesced.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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
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.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Tom Bogert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Everyone besides Aggie has acquiesced.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Prime then said that the board later listened and acquiesced to some of the requests of Phelps, O’Donnell and Prime in the final 2025 charter agreement, the one put in front of teams in September and the one that 13 of 15 teams signed.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Dec. 2025
Heller ultimately acquiesced and agreed to assist Hudson for one year.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Jason was skeptical but acquiesced.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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
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
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.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesced
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The dispute was resolved after Singh agreed to provide additional context, explaining that the files were collaborative documents shared among participants through the messaging app Signal.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state of Idaho asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, and this past summer the court agreed to review it.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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And yet no Palestinian institution with a claim to represent Gaza has formally consented to the presence of an international force there.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2025
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Adams consented to a search of the property, where Vann noticed a broken piece of ceramic tile in front of the Red Bull can, which would account for the high angle of entry into the victim's yard, according to the affidavit.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Acquiesced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiesced. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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