as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
refused to consent to the marriage
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Recent Examples of consented
And yet no Palestinian institution with a claim to represent Gaza has formally consented to the presence of an international force there.
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2025
Adams consented to a search of the property, where Vann noticed a broken piece of ceramic tile in front of the Red Bull can, which would account for the high angle of entry into the victim's yard, according to the affidavit.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
The former president’s son consented to being disbarred and admitted to attorney misconduct as part of an agreement with the state’s lawyer discipline office but did not admit to criminal wrongdoing.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Since Brown is already being held on no bond in the Mecklenburg County Detention Center, his attorney, Kendrick, waived the detention hearing and consented to keep Brown in custody.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
The ages of the four males was not mentioned in the complaint, but one of them consented to an interview with police.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Though machines revived her, she was declared brain dead, and five days later, her parents consented to remove her from life support.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The fine was related to how users consented to data collection.
—Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Two women were in the front, and the driver consented to a search of the vehicle.
—Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consented
agreed
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The dispute was resolved after Singh agreed to provide additional context, explaining that the files were collaborative documents shared among participants through the messaging app Signal.—
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The state of Idaho asked the Supreme Court to hear the case, and this past summer the court agreed to review it.—
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“Consented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consented. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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