consented

past tense of consent

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Recent Examples of consented But Burke's defense team countered that Celeste's family had consented to at least some of their time together, presenting a permission slip signed by her parents allowing Celeste to travel to London with Burke, according to the outlet. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 It’s sourced mostly from my open records requests, plus one video that was shared with me by a parent who consented to its publication. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026 Like all signatories to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Saudi Arabia has already committed to not developing an atomic bomb and consented to international inspections. Yousef Saba, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Participants agreed to annual cognitive and physical assessments, gave researchers access to convent archives and medical records and consented to brain donation at death. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026 Each sister also consented to donate her brain after death, a commitment the School Sisters of Notre Dame describe on their website as central to the project. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 The streaming service added that Wilder's estate consented to re-creating his voice for the show. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Prosecutors consented to drop the charge after a ruling earlier this year that prohibited them from using the magazine at trial because it was improperly searched by the officers who arrested Mangione in Pennsylvania. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 June 2026 SpaceX filed nothing, consented to nothing, and earns nothing from the trading. Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consented
Verb
  • Prosecutors asked that the 15-year-old be held in detention, and King County Superior Court Judge Tanya Thorp agreed.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • Elizabeth Sepper, a law professor at the University of Texas at Austin, agreed.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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