as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
are we to conclude from your silence that you assent?
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Recent Examples of assented
Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
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Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.
—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assented
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Other board members agreed that the books be put into the curriculum as soon as possible.
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Lawmakers and the governor continue major investments in public schools, healthcare and agreed to increase spending on subsidized childcare and affordable housing.
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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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“Assented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assented. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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