as in agreeing
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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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 GettyImages License Agreement.
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Christopher Harris, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Christopher Harris, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consenting
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The second and final day of the convention began with a delegate moving to, and the body agreeing to, hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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The Commanders made a change at offensive coordinator after mutually agreeing to part ways with Kliff Kingsbury.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.—
Bastian Benrath-Wright,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Consenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consenting. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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