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
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
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assented
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That same week, a Cook County judge agreed to postpone a hearing centered on Ford City’s closure until May 15 after some of the mall’s 16 remaining tenants complained.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Ugarte previously agreed to a $25,000 settlement with the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission over failing to disclose outside income earned through his consulting firm while serving as a City Hall aide to Price.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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In a completely unrelated incident, in February 2020, Chris was arrested after drunkenly falling asleep in the entryway of a stranger's home and consented to a voluntary DNA swab, not thinking twice about it.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Under the agreement, Iran consented to limit its use of advanced centrifuges for 10 years, and to restrict uranium enrichment to below weapons-grade levels for 15 years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Assented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assented. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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