growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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His remarks reflect a growing consensus that golf’s visibility suffers when stacked against America’s most dominant sport.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
As for the midfield, there is a growing consensus on the need to sign a player capable of dictating the tempo of the game, something Madrid have been lacking since the departures of Toni Kroos in 2024 and Luka Modric in the summer.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Meteorologists don't have the specific forecast ready yet, but there is a growing consensus that December will be a frigid one for parts of the United States, including the Midwest.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Nov. 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
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
As for the midfield, there is a growing consensus on the need to sign a player capable of dictating the tempo of the game, something Madrid have been lacking since the departures of Toni Kroos in 2024 and Luka Modric in the summer.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Meteorologists don't have the specific forecast ready yet, but there is a growing consensus that December will be a frigid one for parts of the United States, including the Midwest.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Nov. 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
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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