as in agreeing
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 acquiescing
Footage shows the group acquiescing to the police instructions when an officer in plain clothes – possibly indicating a special police unit – grabbed Salman’s hand, twisting it and causing a fracture in the wrist.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
At least Chris Mara’s hot pursuit of John Harbaugh, John Mara’s acquiescing to the head coach’s final say and direct reporting structure and Dawn Aponte’s hiring and direct report to the coach have marginalized Schoen’s influence and role.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
There’s also nothing to suggest that Chalamet did anything questionable, other than to be a young star allegedly acquiescing to his agents’ concerns about his public image.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just like Maduro, Iranian officials are not acquiescing to Trump’s demands.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2026
When successful, a diversified strategy has enabled New Delhi to avoid acquiescing to any one partner’s decisions and to play countries off one another to strengthen its own position.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Despite McGuire acquiescing to reader’s preconceptions of the witch, the mysterious flying broom was not a central item in Elphaba’s initial rejection of the Wizard’s autocratic reign.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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
Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
This is acquiescing to Trump dressed up as mercy.
—Austen Erblat, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
At least Chris Mara’s hot pursuit of John Harbaugh, John Mara’s acquiescing to the head coach’s final say and direct reporting structure and Dawn Aponte’s hiring and direct report to the coach have marginalized Schoen’s influence and role.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
There’s also nothing to suggest that Chalamet did anything questionable, other than to be a young star allegedly acquiescing to his agents’ concerns about his public image.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Just like Maduro, Iranian officials are not acquiescing to Trump’s demands.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 31 Jan. 2026
When successful, a diversified strategy has enabled New Delhi to avoid acquiescing to any one partner’s decisions and to play countries off one another to strengthen its own position.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Despite McGuire acquiescing to reader’s preconceptions of the witch, the mysterious flying broom was not a central item in Elphaba’s initial rejection of the Wizard’s autocratic reign.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescing
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In California, in 2023, a lengthy strike by health-care workers at Kaiser Permanente ended with the company agreeing to introduce a minimum hourly wage of twenty-five dollars by 2026.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners believe that number should be higher, agreeing to direct county staff to research into allowing up to 100% of fitness center space within a commerce development.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.—
Bastian Benrath-Wright,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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When the Herald asked questions about whether elders were intellectually capable of consenting to be moved, the agency repeatedly refused to provide more recent data.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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