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as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
promised that as president he would never subscribe to the use of torture as an interrogation method, regardless of the circumstances
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as in signed
to write one's name on (as a document)
they dutifully subscribed several dozen forms at the mortgage closing
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Recent Examples of subscribed
If you’re not already subscribed, sign up here to receive the World Cup Briefing directly in your email inbox every day of the tournament for free.
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
The streaming research firm also estimates that 51 percent of subscribers that signed up for Howdy in August and September are still subscribed, giving it a higher retention rate than many other streaming platforms.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The gossip around the art world is that as the market suffers, many fairs have had trouble getting their booths fully subscribed; ARTnews reported in October, for example, that at least eight galleries had pulled out of December’s Art Basel Miami Beach even after their participation was announced.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Its Hong Kong public tranche was subscribed more than 700 times, while the international offering was nearly 38 times covered, signaling strong investor appetite for Chinese AI and semiconductor names.
—Lee Ying Shan,dylan Butts, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Strong investor demand helped the company raise $717 million through the IPO, with its retail portion subscribed more than 2,300 times.
—Sangmi Cha, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
With more than 446 million YouTube subscribers, his channel is the most subscribed on YouTube.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Musk’s company is also struggling to get users to pay for the self-driving feature — only 12% are subscribed, and its third-quarter revenue declined in 2025 compared to a year earlier, Business Insider reports.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Observers across the energy sector follow every development with the company’s gas turbine order book closely (right now, it is mostly fully subscribed through 2030).
—Justin Worland, Time, 8 May 2026
The streaming research firm also estimates that 51 percent of subscribers that signed up for Howdy in August and September are still subscribed, giving it a higher retention rate than many other streaming platforms.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
The gossip around the art world is that as the market suffers, many fairs have had trouble getting their booths fully subscribed; ARTnews reported in October, for example, that at least eight galleries had pulled out of December’s Art Basel Miami Beach even after their participation was announced.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Its Hong Kong public tranche was subscribed more than 700 times, while the international offering was nearly 38 times covered, signaling strong investor appetite for Chinese AI and semiconductor names.
—Lee Ying Shan,dylan Butts, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
Strong investor demand helped the company raise $717 million through the IPO, with its retail portion subscribed more than 2,300 times.
—Sangmi Cha, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
With more than 446 million YouTube subscribers, his channel is the most subscribed on YouTube.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Musk’s company is also struggling to get users to pay for the self-driving feature — only 12% are subscribed, and its third-quarter revenue declined in 2025 compared to a year earlier, Business Insider reports.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subscribed
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The former Real Housewives of Orange County star has agreed to let her three kids live full-time with her ex-husband Edmonds following an investigation with Child Protective Services, PEOPLE can confirm.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Warner Brothers agreed to an $83 billion sale to Netflix, but that deal is not finalized.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Valkyries signed the 6-foot-4, former Stanford standout to a rest-of-season contract on Sunday, also waiving forward Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda in a corresponding move.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In January, Cerebras signed a deal to provide more than $10 billion worth of compute to OpenAI through 2028.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Permissions need to be scoped to what the user actually consented to in that interaction, not carried over from a broad standing grant.—
Stephen Cox,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts has been another vocal opponent of the Familar Faces technology, noting that it could be used to record the biometric data of people who never consented to have their faces scanned.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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“Subscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subscribed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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