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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Trump is enacting Project 2025 nearly to the letter, deploying executive orders, lawsuits, and rhetorical bombast in an effort to force judges, law firms, cultural institutions, university presidents, and press barons into postures of pitiable obedience.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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There are many reasons a person might hesitate to partake in French ring, a sport where dogs are judged on their agility, obedience and ability to provide protection.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Between the lines: Omar could, in theory, force the vote on her own without the assent of Democratic or Republican leadership, through what is known as a privileged motion.—
Andrew Solender,
Axios,
27 Mar. 2025
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To be effective, the speech acts that bind us together or break us apart require the assent of our whole society.—
Melissa Ragain,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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After all, this will go to the very Supreme Court that declared, when overruling Chevron, that courts owe no deference to the executive branch when interpreting statutes.—
Cristian Farias,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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With an about-face and flattery, executives hoped this time around that Mr. Trump might show tech more deference, including it in his efforts to deregulate industries like energy and autos.—
Cecilia Kang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Acquiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescence. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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