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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However, the facility agreed in 2025 to surrender its state license to sell dogs as part of a legal settlement tied to an animal cruelty investigation, Dane County officials said in March.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Everyone agreed that the post was, at best, deliberately misleading.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, Motta e-mailed an associate about a client who had consented to an unnecessary surgical procedure.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The court found that the man, who has significant cognitive impairments, appeared to have consented to removal without understanding the process and without his caretakers being notified, according to court documents reviewed by Newsweek.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Assented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assented. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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