as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised
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Recent Examples of consensus
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that lawmakers found some areas of consensus in a divided government.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Prime Minister Sharif said the project would resume only with consensus from the provinces.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 8 July 2025
Yet its bizarre anatomy leaves plenty of room for interpretation, and consensus remains elusive.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
Taken together, the latest updates point to an effective tariff rate that will be higher than the consensus 10% the market was pricing in.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Prime Minister Sharif said the project would resume only with consensus from the provinces.
—Betsy Joles, NPR, 8 July 2025
Yet its bizarre anatomy leaves plenty of room for interpretation, and consensus remains elusive.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2025
Taken together, the latest updates point to an effective tariff rate that will be higher than the consensus 10% the market was pricing in.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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There are still a number of pending cases in which courts haven’t reached any major rulings yet, such as Trump’s defunding of NPR and the government’s agreement with El Salvador to imprison migrants.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The agreement comes during French President Macron symbolic trip to London in a first state visit for any European leader to the UK since the Brexit.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Arsenal fans online seemed to be in unison against this potential signing, but there has since been a swell of support for Madueke.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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All 212 Democrats voted in unison against the bill, and they were joined by two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
3 July 2025
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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