consented

past tense of consent

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Recent Examples of consented To secure approval from the DOJ, HPE consented to divest its Instant On WLAN unit and license Juniper’s Mist AI software. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Both consented to a search of their home, and police reviewed its video surveillance footage. Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025 Allsop eventually consented to field sobriety tests and struggled to follow the tip of a moving pen and stand on one leg, police said. Joe Kottke, NBC news, 16 Aug. 2025 Passengers who have consented to use the technology can opt out at any time. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025 Although his father was skeptical at first and only consented to converting a small portion of their holdings, the results were noticeable almost immediately. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consented
agreed
Verb
  • As The Athletic reported this week, an internal meeting was held to identify targets in the position, but no profile of player was agreed upon to pursue, and in any case any purchase depended on the sale of Dani Ceballos.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Norfolk Southern, the railroad company with the most famous derailment of this century near a small Ohio town, has agreed to an $85 billion buyout.
    Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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