as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consented
Most of the Arab states have consented to Trump's plan, and Israel is also on board.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
According to the probable cause statement, during the arrest, Silva consented to be interviewed without a lawyer present and signed a DHS form permitting agents to search his phone.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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
Both Israel and the United States are not party to the Rome Statute, which is the treaty that established the ICC and have not consented to its jurisdiction.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
According to the probable cause statement, during the arrest, Silva consented to be interviewed without a lawyer present and signed a DHS form permitting agents to search his phone.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the governed have consented to being governed and to live by the laws of the land.
—Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consented
agreed
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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,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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