consenting

present participle of consent

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Recent Examples of consenting User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Like Kennedy, Anderson was criticized over the eight-minute tape, which was meant for private consumption and created by consenting spouses. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025 The New Yorker’s Talk writer was similarly blinkered and callous, treating Grey like a consenting partner and Chaplin as a dual victim, of his mother-in-law’s venality and of Middle America’s moral prejudices. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Consequently the dying were sitting up crosslegged against the walls, holding sad little court with their families, answering their tender questions with the mild, consenting indifference of those whose future is cancelled. Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consenting
agreeing
Verb
  • The effort also includes designations of Clean California communities, with 30 agreeing to long-term commitments to zero litter and community beautification.
    Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The case was settled after three years, with Crosno's former landlord agreeing to take fair housing training and pay $20,000 in damages, Crosno said.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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

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