as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner
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Recent Examples of acquiescence
The scene goes on at length, Fanny taking and twisting every one of her husband’s arguments into so many knots he is left tongue-tied, all opposition mute, all acquiescence complete.
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Natalie Jenner
may 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
Their children and grandchildren will read about their silence, acquiescence, and cowardice.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Political malfeasance, press acquiescence, the Ford Motor Co. and the Genovese crime family among others play their roles in the student exposé of toxic waste dumped into the area landfills.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquiescence
Natalie Jenner
may 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.
—Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
Their children and grandchildren will read about their silence, acquiescence, and cowardice.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
Political malfeasance, press acquiescence, the Ford Motor Co. and the Genovese crime family among others play their roles in the student exposé of toxic waste dumped into the area landfills.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acquiescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescence
Noun
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Clarity follows courage, and pivoting becomes an act of obedience, not just ambition.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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There is also a 90-minute weekend obedience course for those in need of severe rehabilitation.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
Noun
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On the fifth day of controversy sparked by Trump’s immigration policies, the president’s decision to mobilize U.S. troops in the country’s second largest city — without the assent of the governor and local officials — moved pictures of clashes off TV and social media and into a federal courtroom.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 June 2025
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For four months, congressional Republicans have been delaying the major fights on the parts of Trump’s agenda that will demand their assent.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 May 2025
Noun
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We should be united about what’s at stake, compromise in deference to the facts, and work together to build what America needs.—
John Ketchum,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Even as Marine Corps recruiters promote enlistment as protection for families lacking legal status, directives for strict immigrant enforcement have cast away practices of deference previously afforded to military families, immigration law experts say.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 June 2025
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“Acquiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescence. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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