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
Jammu and Kashmir, a region now administered by India and known as J&K, chose to accede to India after tribal militias backed by Pakistan moved in, leading to the first Kashmir war between the neighbors.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
This sunscreen is also free of oxybenzone and octinoxate and accedes with the Hawaii Reef Compliant Act 103.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025
At the same time, Harvard saw one of its peers, Columbia University, accede to a somewhat more limited set of demands and have its funding put on hold anyway.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Finland destroyed over 1 million landmines after 2012, becoming the last EU state to sign the Ottawa convention, which has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 countries - but not by Russia.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
This sunscreen is also free of oxybenzone and octinoxate and accedes with the Hawaii Reef Compliant Act 103.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2025
At the same time, Harvard saw one of its peers, Columbia University, accede to a somewhat more limited set of demands and have its funding put on hold anyway.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Finland destroyed over 1 million landmines after 2012, becoming the last EU state to sign the Ottawa convention, which has been ratified or acceded to by more than 160 countries - but not by Russia.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accede
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Viewed from within China, things had been looking up after the world’s two largest economies agreed to dramatically roll back steep tariffs – a conciliatory step in a trade war that had threatened the entire global trading system.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Voices Hiltzik: Trump and Vance are dead wrong — economists unanimously agree that U.S. tariffs are a tax on American consumers Sept. 4, 2024 Trump’s tariff orders betray the same inattention to detail.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The lead lawyer for the plaintiffs, Seth P. Waxman, a solicitor general for the Clinton administration, initially refused, but eventually assented after further criticism from Judge Reyes.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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China has built Russia’s defense industrial base, helped Iran provide Russia with one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles, and assented as North Korea has sent troops to fight in Europe.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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But that’s nothing compared to three months later, when Ray finally acquiesces to a dinner, so Colin’s parents can meet him properly.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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Instead of acquiescing to the administration’s demands, Harvard filed a lawsuit against the government, seeking to block the funding freeze.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Kyiv agreed in March to a 30-day full ceasefire, but Moscow has not yet consented to the deal.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The prayer or reading of religious text must be away from other students whose parents haven’t consented, according to the bill.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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“Accede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accede. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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