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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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Officials met with family members Thursday and agreed to start using heavy machinery to remove the debris and recover the bodies.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Local officials have now met with family members and agreed to begin using machinery to move the rubble and start recovering bodies.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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