as in to agree
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
finally acceded to their pleas for more time to complete the project
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Recent Examples of accede
Lawmakers from Trump’s party have acceded to his demands to unilaterally cut spending and fire government watchdogs without proper notice.
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Initially, Yamal was not feeling in the mood to go and speak to broadcasters, but eventually acceded after a chat with the club’s press officers.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
If the United States seems mercurial or untrustworthy, China may come to dominate the region—not by military conquest, but as a result of calculations by those who conclude there is no practical alternative to acceding to its wishes.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
Some of them can draw from experience dealing with the first Trump administration: Mexico’s populist president at the time, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, forged a warm relationship with Mr. Trump, and Mexico avoided steep tariffs while acceding to demands to curb migration.
—Simon Romero, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Initially, Yamal was not feeling in the mood to go and speak to broadcasters, but eventually acceded after a chat with the club’s press officers.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
If the United States seems mercurial or untrustworthy, China may come to dominate the region—not by military conquest, but as a result of calculations by those who conclude there is no practical alternative to acceding to its wishes.
—Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
Some of them can draw from experience dealing with the first Trump administration: Mexico’s populist president at the time, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, forged a warm relationship with Mr. Trump, and Mexico avoided steep tariffs while acceding to demands to curb migration.
—Simon Romero, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accede
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And the parties hoping to form Germany’s next government agreed to overhaul borrowing rules to inject more money into the military, although this must still be approved by parliament.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Elections last September produced a largely inconclusive result, and for three months the ‘ruling’ centre-right OVP party and a host of smaller parties - Social Democrats and liberal Neos party (and the Greens) - struggled to agree on a coalition programme.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ramaphosa assented to the law on Jan. 23 after five years of public consultation and parliamentary debate.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the Lebanese government requested the move, and the majority of the Lebanese parliament was ready to assent to the court.—
William Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
30 June 2011
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Creditors may be willing to acquiesce in order to receive some money back rather than not receiving any payment at all.—
Victor Rosario,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
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Ong, 79, also consented to have a second charge taken into consideration for the purposes of sentencing at a court hearing scheduled on April 2, according to a statement from Hotel Properties, in which the tycoon serves as managing director.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the requirements presented a problem for those suffering from an incurable and serious disease like Alzheimer’s, who were likely to lose their capacity to consent.—
Renaud Philippe,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Accede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accede. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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