growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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There is a growing consensus around the world that adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria need love and an opportunity to talk through their struggles and feelings.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
That said, there’s a growing consensus among industry participants that quality data is one of the key bottlenecks to enterprises seeing adequate returns on their investments into AI.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There is a growing consensus within the country’s diplomatic circles, in fact, that the United States may remain an unreliable partner well after Trump’s term ends in 2029—into the next decade or even longer.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
That op-ed reflects the growing consensus among economists, physicians and patient advocates that the End Kidney Deaths Act is the most effective path forward.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
That said, there’s a growing consensus among industry participants that quality data is one of the key bottlenecks to enterprises seeing adequate returns on their investments into AI.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There is a growing consensus within the country’s diplomatic circles, in fact, that the United States may remain an unreliable partner well after Trump’s term ends in 2029—into the next decade or even longer.
—Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
That op-ed reflects the growing consensus among economists, physicians and patient advocates that the End Kidney Deaths Act is the most effective path forward.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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