agreed

past tense of agree
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as in bargained
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action since we couldn't agree, we tossed a coin to decide the matter

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Recent Examples of agreed The budget also raises a tax on commercial health plans, part of a suite of revenue-raising measures lawmakers and the governor agreed upon to balance the budget. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 Lawmakers agreed last year to require those recipients to pay $30 a month starting next year. CBS News, 30 June 2026 The company agreed to settle the case without admitting liability. Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Experts agreed the situation could have been much worse if not for thousands of evacuations from the area. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 Alvarez has reportedly agreed to join FC Barcelona for five years, yet his Atletico Madrid price tag raised to around $175 million thanks to a Real Madrid bid is a major sticking point. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 China hosted the two sides in April and Beijing later said Pakistan and Afghanistan had agreed not to escalate their conflict and to explore a solution. Abdul Qahar Afghan, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 To that end, the FIA, the teams, and the engine manufacturers have agreed on new balances between the V6 and electric sides of the hybrid power units. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026 Other board members agreed that the books be put into the curriculum as soon as possible. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreed
Verb
  • As the event coincided with high school graduations, some were unable to attend, but those who did eagerly met and thanked donors while sharing their career goals with the crowd.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • But their surge in popularity has coincided with an increase in plumbing issues, because people are flushing them down the toilet.
    Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The rules have also not been bargained with a players’ association, like in pro sports, so there’s no labor exemption from antitrust scrutiny.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2026
  • Lind’s ideal ignores what workers have actually bargained for in the United States, and what pro-worker social democracies already provide.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • But Crosby also admitted that bookies continue to prosper in Alabama.
    Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Yale accepted only 4% of more than 50,000 applicants for the class of 2030, and while Harvard has declined to release the newest admissions statistics until October, just 4% of nearly 48,000 hopefuls were admitted for the class of 2029.
    Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • To my surprise, Krassner and Epstein corresponded until May 2019, two months before the latter’s arrest.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • The wins corresponded with European triumphs; the loss with a European setback.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • It should be finely milled, meaning it's blended to lightweight particles that move easily yet set the skin well.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 June 2026
  • Zanotti blended the mesh trend, incorporating it into the ever-present mule trend.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Her mother reluctantly assented, so long as Carol went with her.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Wong concurred, reflecting this attitude in discussions between him and Quintel.
    Kambole Campbell, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • The task force recommended that the university system keep its testing requirements; in April 2020, the UC academic senate unanimously concurred.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • Mansfield eventually confessed to Barrett's abduction and murder after roughly two years of interviews with investigators.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026
  • Hernandez confessed to the crime, a confession his defense team argued was false and borne from mental illness.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 22 June 2026

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