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
But, spoiler alert, Sony acquiesced.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
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Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
The legislature largely acquiesced, and SB-189 sailed through the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Many cities have had trouble hitting that bar, and FIFA eventually acquiesced to format changes.
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Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.
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Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
The university acquiesced to the demands last year to restore its grant funding.
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Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Not that Pumas acquiesced to SDFC amassing several taller players near the goalmouth.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Tech firms were quick to abandon their once-proud commitments to diversity and defense of immigrants following the 2024 election and quietly acquiesced to Trump’s attacks on once-scared cows like higher education, free trade and the rule of law.
—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
The legislature largely acquiesced, and SB-189 sailed through the legislature with overwhelming bipartisan support.
—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Many cities have had trouble hitting that bar, and FIFA eventually acquiesced to format changes.
—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Allen is said to have reluctantly acquiesced to ARC’s demands and, in the process, alienated others.
—
Ian King,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
The Clintons previously objected to testifying before Congress about their ties to the late financier, but ultimately acquiesced to Comer’s subpoena.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
The university acquiesced to the demands last year to restore its grant funding.
—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
Not that Pumas acquiesced to SDFC amassing several taller players near the goalmouth.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiesced
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The budget also raises a tax on commercial health plans, part of a suite of revenue-raising measures lawmakers and the governor agreed upon to balance the budget.
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Lawmakers agreed last year to require those recipients to pay $30 a month starting next year.
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Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.
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Prosecutors consented to drop the charge after a ruling earlier this year that prohibited them from using the magazine at trial because it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania.
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Jones falsely told the man, 31-year-old Tobasia Griffiths, that the woman consented to the attack, and paid Griffiths $100 to carry it out, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
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