assentation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assentation
Noun
  • Initially approved by the county board in August, a more detailed description of the project, complete with a higher price tag, appeared on the supervisors’ consent calendar this week, sailing through without debate.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Convening a special session without the governor’s assent requires the support of two-thirds of lawmakers in the House and Senate.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So, yes, as unworkable as this plan might seem for the Palestinian group, a Hamas assent is entirely plausible.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That belief is at odds with the overwhelming consensus of scientists and health experts, including Kennedy’s own Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC.
    Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Cards are a consensus top-15 team for the first time in a long time.
    Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Just before the election, the US signed a $20 billion currency swap line agreement with Argentina to shore up the beleaguered peso, which is down more than 30% so far this year.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Both parties have accused the other of violations of the agreement.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These footprints are rich in F-actin, a structural protein, and other adhesion proteins.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Upon reviewing the affected vehicles, Ford learned that the door trim in the qualifying vehicles was applied without the use of hand rollers, which helped operators ensure complete adhesion, per the recall report.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • King Charles became head of the Church of England upon his accession in September 2022, but he is known for his interest in interfaith relations.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Their accession to the alliance – which ended longstanding policies of non-alignment – was spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The president and his party have faced three corruption scandals this year, while Argentina’s slowing economy and frustration with high unemployment rates helped push Milei’s approval to the lowest level of his term ahead of the vote.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • How much money is up for approval?
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Columbarium interest in the Catholic church has grown for several reasons, including growing acceptance of cremation, cost and convenience.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
  • According to Goldstein, the current issues with eVTOLs operating without pilots are a mixture of regulatory, infrastructure in terms of communicating with other aircraft and controllers on the ground, and consumer acceptance.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Assentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assentation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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