as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others
good manners demanded our cheerful acquiescence to our host's plans for dinner
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Recent Examples of acquiescence
Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the aisle, the right-populists who want major revisions to the status quo have taken over the party with the full acquiescence of older and mainstream voters, giving younger Republicans little reason to bolt the party.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Russia will continue to object to NATO membership for Ukraine, but NATO’s decision should not depend on Russian acquiescence.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
Or in 2025, does Hollywood go the other way, the Big Tech way, toward acquiescence, toward eliminating the fact-checking departments, toward platforming the trolls, toward filling the coffers of the first lady?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the aisle, the right-populists who want major revisions to the status quo have taken over the party with the full acquiescence of older and mainstream voters, giving younger Republicans little reason to bolt the party.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Russia will continue to object to NATO membership for Ukraine, but NATO’s decision should not depend on Russian acquiescence.
—Stephen Hadley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2025
Or in 2025, does Hollywood go the other way, the Big Tech way, toward acquiescence, toward eliminating the fact-checking departments, toward platforming the trolls, toward filling the coffers of the first lady?
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescence
Noun
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Jumping: Held on the final day of competition, the purpose of the show jumping portion of the three-day event is to demonstrate the horse's energy and obedience after the cross-country test.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What is more, the actors are in complete obedience to the last line of the play.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The judge did not find an antitrust violation in Google originally buying third-party display-ad firms, with the assent of the Federal Trade Commission under multiple administrations.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Luna obtained the 218 discharge petition signatures needed to force a vote with or without Johnson's assent — including from a dozen Republicans.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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But in deference to the Cavaliers, that’s what good teams can do, basically take the temperature of the game, measure what is needed, and then seize the moment when the moment needs to be seized.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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For the 51 percent of Americans who have one, those dark blue passports are perhaps the most valuable documents in the world, entitling their holders to a level of deference from most foreign officials that citizens of other countries could only dream of.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Acquiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescence. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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