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
Our military serves the president as the leader and commander in chief of this country, with the acquiescence and the support of the Congress and the American people.
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Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 resulted in GOP acquiescence in the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Even now, after more than two and a half years of fighting, most polling shows Russians generally displaying support, or at least acquiescence, to the war, although some dents appear to be showing.
—Peter Pomerantsev, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
These nuns will also act as silent servants, ferrying the men’s food from kitchen to table with cheerful acquiescence.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Republican Dwight Eisenhower’s election in 1952 resulted in GOP acquiescence in the New Deal’s expansion of federal authority.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Even now, after more than two and a half years of fighting, most polling shows Russians generally displaying support, or at least acquiescence, to the war, although some dents appear to be showing.
—Peter Pomerantsev, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
These nuns will also act as silent servants, ferrying the men’s food from kitchen to table with cheerful acquiescence.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquiescence
Noun
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According to the non-fiction author and blogger Leanna Mae, who herself is Apostolic Pentecostal, refusing to cut hair is an act of obedience to the scriptures.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ferrara bought a metric ton of tapeworm props, hired a scene-stealing Meg Tilly and showed us that, even in docile peacetime, demands of obedience and conformity can be seamlessly co-opted by evil forces, leaving us with zero options of how to live outside their control.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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With Lamont’s assent, the law Ritter crafted in cooperation with the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus commits the state to $875 million in borrowing over an initial five-year period, assuming about $175 million in grants in each of those five years.Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Dec. 2024
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Impeaching a President in South Korea requires the assent of two-thirds of the 300-member National Assembly, followed by two-thirds of the nine-member Constitutional Court.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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Locals live in deference to the nature that surrounds them, collecting water from the forest’s crystal-clear spring with quiet care.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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And even in the face of the deference the Court must give Congress, the CTA appears likely unconstitutional.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Acquiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquiescence. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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