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 Getty Images License Agreement.
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Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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
Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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
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Negotiations toward this aim progressed under the Biden administration, which tied such a deal to the kingdom agreeing to establish ties with Israel, but unraveled after Hamas' October 7, 2023, surprise attack on Israel sparked a regional conflict.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But tech firms are betting the line will go further up, with Samsung agreeing to supply chips for OpenAI’s $500-billion data center investment.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Consenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consenting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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