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verb

present tense third-person singular of assent
as in agrees
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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noun

plural of assent
as in agreements

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Recent Examples of assents
Verb
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assents
  1. agrees
  2. agreements
  3. consents
  4. acceptances
  5. approvals
  6. confirmations
  7. affirmations
Verb
  • Top celebrity makeup artist Leah Darcy (whose clients include Hailey Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter) agrees.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, not everyone agrees that swapping a glacier for a desert pool is a valid comparison.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of agrees
Noun
  • Judge Martinez-Olguin echoed those concerns in her ruling, noting that the new legal services agreements appeared to cover only a fraction of the services needed and failed to explain how compliance would be monitored.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The incentives can be restored now, according to the Data Center Coalition, if they’re tied to requirements for clean energy, sustainable water usage and labor agreements.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of agreements
Verb
  • No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
    — Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Definition of consents
Noun
  • As his offers continued to stack up, Pruitt learned about Madison Crowell, a 2024 graduate of Georgia's Liberty County High School who was believed to hold a national record with 231 college acceptances and about $15 million in scholarships.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • The class received more than 1,300 college acceptances, including several who earned full-ride scholarships.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of acceptances
Noun
  • Gene and cell therapies have revolutionized treatment for severe diseases, with over 30 approvals since 2003, offering hope where none existed.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That means no approvals or permits would be required, and no transit fees would be charged.
    — , CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of approvals
Noun
  • How to organize documents so nothing gets lost Keep passports, identification, reservation confirmations and emergency contacts together in one place.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The traveler is left managing multiple confirmations, while employees may lack a complete picture of the guest’s plans.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of confirmations
Noun
  • Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of affirmations

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