as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
apparently the contractor expected me to acquiesce to my own fleecing
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Recent Examples of acquiesced
Officials, in turn, have at least ostensibly acquiesced while appealing decisions the administration opposes.
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Everyone involved acquiesced to Moses and Morrison’s increasingly expensive demands.
—Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In reality, few of the rebellious nomadic pastoralists native to the territory ever acquiesced to Moroccan imperial rule.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Wayfarer acquiesced, according to the court filings.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
More than a month after the ban was imposed, X acquiesced and the prohibition was lifted.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
The parents of trans children expressed anger that New York hospitals had seemingly acquiesced to the Republican political agenda before they were legally required to do so.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Soriano then acquiesced to playing the outfield.
—Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
After months of legal battles there, and posts denigrating de Moraes on X, Musk acquiesced to the court’s demands, paid fines and complied with Brazilian laws.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2025
Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Everyone involved acquiesced to Moses and Morrison’s increasingly expensive demands.
—Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In reality, few of the rebellious nomadic pastoralists native to the territory ever acquiesced to Moroccan imperial rule.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Wayfarer acquiesced, according to the court filings.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
More than a month after the ban was imposed, X acquiesced and the prohibition was lifted.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
The parents of trans children expressed anger that New York hospitals had seemingly acquiesced to the Republican political agenda before they were legally required to do so.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Soriano then acquiesced to playing the outfield.
—Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
After months of legal battles there, and posts denigrating de Moraes on X, Musk acquiesced to the court’s demands, paid fines and complied with Brazilian laws.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2025
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