tacit

Example Sentences

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Since October 7, settlers have established more than 175 farms and outposts in the West Bank with the tacit consent of Israeli authorities.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In this, they become complicit through tacit consent.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

That was a tacit acknowledgement that in just over eight months, Americans will head to the polls in midterm elections that will determine the composition of both chambers of Congress.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” the researchers note.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

She and Ekon hadn’t spoken in the hours since they’d escaped Anatsou’s web, but there seemed to be a tacit understanding between them that, for now, the priority had changed.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray