growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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The incidence of war has been decreasing steadily, a growing consensus holds, with war between great powers becoming all but unthinkable and all types of war becoming more and more rare.
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
There is also a growing consensus within the game that Iraola would be the perfect man for this Spurs squad.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The topic of its anticancer effects showed no significant opposition in the literature, indicating a growing consensus, although clinical trials are still limited.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Although a growing consensus has swung toward underestimating China’s power and overstating America’s resurgence, that thinking echoes past cycles of misjudgment.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
There is also a growing consensus within the game that Iraola would be the perfect man for this Spurs squad.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The topic of its anticancer effects showed no significant opposition in the literature, indicating a growing consensus, although clinical trials are still limited.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Although a growing consensus has swung toward underestimating China’s power and overstating America’s resurgence, that thinking echoes past cycles of misjudgment.
—Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for growing consensus
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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