acquiesced
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of acquiesced
Example Sentences
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He made a case to your grandmother to reduce your inheritance to 10% from one-third and she acquiesced.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Motion Picture Association and the U.S. ambassador to Canada had pressed the country to change the policy, and the government acquiesced late Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Grohl also had an ideal music-taste mentor in her father, who told his eldest all about Björk and acquiesced to playing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” on repeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
It has just acquiesced to the status quo until it can decide.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
We could only make her happy, and so acquiesced.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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