as in permissions
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
we had to get our neighbor's consent in order to trim the tree from his side
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as in agrees
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consents
Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.
—Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Under Virginia law, the identity of a winner cannot be disclosed by the lottery if their prize is valued at $1 million or more, unless the person consents to that disclosure in writing.
—David Chiu, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
This means cost-sharing for stormwater improvements will continue to be structured by the 83/17 split for decades to come – unless GLWA consents to renegotiating the deal.
—Nicole Van Lier, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.
—Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Before allowing the use of advertising pixels, cookies or other tracking tools, businesses should investigate what those technologies collect, how that data will be used and what disclosures or consents are required.
—Jodi Daniels, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
No one specifically consents to be included in them, but people have no choice.
—Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
The site adds that the winner's identity (in this case, the beneficiary) is kept confidential under Ohio law, unless the winner consents to be identified in writing.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
Under Virginia law, the identity of a winner cannot be disclosed by the lottery if their prize is valued at $1 million or more, unless the person consents to that disclosure in writing.
—David Chiu, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consents
Noun
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Last September, after outcry from locals, members voted 4–1 to deny Related Digital the rezoning permissions required for the data center’s construction.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Those machine identities inherit the human’s permissions.—
John Pritchard,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Samuel Liu, an executive in his mid 30s in the medical service industry, agrees.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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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.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Historically, the back office of healthcare has been a complex choreography of coverage rules, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, discounts and payments, as well as a maze of manual processes, proprietary systems and fragmented stakeholders.—
Bill Oldham,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Large insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Kaiser Permanente and Humana have vowed to reduce the use of prior authorizations.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Licenses and permits, including a sales tax permit if products will be sold, also may be required.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the Overland Park City Council will look at special events permits for the farmers market to take place this spring and summer — including issuing a special events permit for the market’s new location, 7950 Marty Street, starting in early June.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Consents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consents. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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