as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance
was not as acquiescent about sharing her room as her parents seemed to think she should be
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Trent Lott, the Republican majority leader, summarily fired Dove and substituted a more acquiescent replacement, and the administration’s agenda proceeded on track.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021
Since assuming office after his third presidential bid, López Obrador has taken a pragmatic, and at times acquiescent, stance with Washington, acknowledging the crucial role of U.S. commerce and investment.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Israeli and Palestinian observers pointed to the acquiescent role played by the local Israel Defense Forces in essentially turning the other way as the settlers went on the rampage.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
To wit, Ruth starts off as such an inexplicably monstrous figure — cursing, growling, demanding, hurling highball glasses at Sam’s head (and wounding him) — that her switch to more acquiescent soul-searcher feels like an impossible leap.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2021
Since assuming office after his third presidential bid, López Obrador has taken a pragmatic, and at times acquiescent, stance with Washington, acknowledging the crucial role of U.S. commerce and investment.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Israeli and Palestinian observers pointed to the acquiescent role played by the local Israel Defense Forces in essentially turning the other way as the settlers went on the rampage.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
To wit, Ruth starts off as such an inexplicably monstrous figure — cursing, growling, demanding, hurling highball glasses at Sam’s head (and wounding him) — that her switch to more acquiescent soul-searcher feels like an impossible leap.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
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