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as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pact
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
the amount in column A needs to be in agreement with the total receipts minus expenses
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Recent Examples of agreement
But is failing to reach an agreement with the refs worth putting out a dishonorable product?
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Becherano Cohen, who grew up in Broward County and now lives in South Beach, was a vendor at the festival in Williamsburg and later struck a licensing agreement with the founders of Smorgasburg to open the Miami market in 2022.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Offer a lump-sum settlement If your account is already delinquent or in collections, a lump-sum debt settlement agreement may be on the table.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Republicans and the White House have been willing to negotiate on some points, but the sides have yet to reach a final agreement.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Becherano Cohen, who grew up in Broward County and now lives in South Beach, was a vendor at the festival in Williamsburg and later struck a licensing agreement with the founders of Smorgasburg to open the Miami market in 2022.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Offer a lump-sum settlement If your account is already delinquent or in collections, a lump-sum debt settlement agreement may be on the table.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Republicans and the White House have been willing to negotiate on some points, but the sides have yet to reach a final agreement.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreement
Noun
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Decision-making gets simpler too — no group consensus needed.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2026
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The consensus All-American is a well-rounded force at center.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The union is not releasing details of the pact until after union members participate in a ratification vote, which will take place within the next few days.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sandoval, who is a Native American elder, was called in to assist with a burial the following year at Oakwood Cemetery, and to ensure everything was done in accordance with Native traditions.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2006, Congress authorized all branches of the military to raise their maximum ages for original enlistment to 42 and the Army temporarily raised its limit in accordance.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hulu set the mood for the evening when two dozen young women, dressed in their Gilead wife-training school’s purple uniforms, walked in solemn unison down the carpet, each carrying a small pie and boarding a bus with curtains covering the windows.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kronsted studied the mechanism by which large audiences start moving in unison with a rhythm, and argued that human emotion isn’t manufactured independently inside the brain.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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While the community can interact on the Internet, the convention offers an in-person space.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The bill explicitly allowed county commissioners, pest control and abatement districts, and public health districts to take action on rats of their own accord.—
Mark Dee
March 31,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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Mabel quickly realizes that the glade’s inhabitants have not left of their own accord but have been pushed out by the scheming mayor, Jerry (Jon Hamm).—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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DaQuan Jeffries came off the bench to score 15 points 48 hours after signing a 10-day contract under a hardship waiver.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Products used in the NICU help win hospital contracts, and hospital contracts help establish brand loyalty, according to court records.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The response was in Indonesian but shaped by values that centered individual autonomy over the consensus-building, social harmony and collective family dynamics that tend to matter more in Indonesian social life.—
Gareth Barkin,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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While part of you prefers harmony at all costs, today’s revelations encourage authenticity.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreement. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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