subscribed

verb

past tense of subscribe
1
as in agreed
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal) promised that as president he would never subscribe to the use of torture as an interrogation method, regardless of the circumstances

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as in signed
to write one's name on (as a document) they dutifully subscribed several dozen forms at the mortgage closing

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Recent Examples of subscribed The 80,000-word, 317-page book was instead free to anyone who subscribed, with the final chapter releasing on August 31. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026 Make sure you're subscribed on YouTube and following on Instagram and TikTok. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 For those not yet subscribed, either DirecTV’s free trial or Fubo’s free trial will cover O’Donnell’s full week of hosting at no cost. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 For those who subscribed prior to August 18, the new pricing will be effective the next billing date on or after September 17. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 The viewer then subscribed, streamed the next season or bought a ticket. — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 If you’re not already subscribed, sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your email inbox every day for free, and read past editions here. — Zach Harper, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026 The danger then isn’t Hollywood merging with video games, but both devolving into transactional markets that no longer endeavor to keep us entertained — merely subscribed. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subscribed
  1. agreed
  2. signed
  3. assented
  4. consented
Verb
  • The Arkansas Development Finance Authority and the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission both agreed to the change.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Some attorneys questioned the legality of charging 18% interest, and most agreed that the higher rate would have to be disclosed in a contract to be legally enforceable.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of agreed
Verb
  • And just a few weeks after Trump signed a bill into law, sponsored by the late US Senator Lindsey Graham, allowing for punishing sanctions to be imposed on any country that bought Russian oil, Washington has now become a customer itself.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic threw its support behind both bills in August, and OpenAI formally endorsed them last month, the same day Newsom signed them into law.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of signed
Verb
  • Their mothers assented because anything the cousins did together could be considered family time.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of assented
Verb
  • Owners consented to donating brain samples from their old dogs for this study.
    — Julie Moreno, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bederow said changing the law could force courts to grapple with whether someone truly lacked the capacity to consent or instead consented at the time and later regretted the encounter.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of consented

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“Subscribed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subscribed. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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