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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Dylan Buell / Getty Images The Sacramento Kings and fourth-year forward Keegan Murray have agreed to a five-year, $140 million extension, a league source told The Athletic.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
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In a step toward easing that friction, however, NBCU and Apple have agreed to place select programming on the partner service’s app.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Most of the Arab states have consented to Trump's plan, and Israel is also on board.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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However, Price, 42, consented to a search of her home by the Marshals Service, whose agents found Daniels inside, Holder said.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Assented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assented. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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