as in reciprocal
agreed to by the people involved; done with the consent of the people involved
a consensual decision She claims their relationship was consensual.
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Recent Examples of consensual
Second, the consensual standards approach creates higher quality guidance by tapping diverse expertise.
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Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Some of the victims were allegedly forced to say, on camera, that their encounters were consensual.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The pair’s relationship in the Sacramento area was consensual, and the victim did allow Campos to take nude photos of her in 2004 and earlier.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But an unidentified friend of hers had contradicted that account in an interview with a detective, saying Evans called it a consensual act in exchange for the promise of acting work.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
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Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Some of the victims were allegedly forced to say, on camera, that their encounters were consensual.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The pair’s relationship in the Sacramento area was consensual, and the victim did allow Campos to take nude photos of her in 2004 and earlier.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But an unidentified friend of hers had contradicted that account in an interview with a detective, saying Evans called it a consensual act in exchange for the promise of acting work.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
Adjective
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The president imposed reciprocal tariffs on a slew of countries April 2 but later paused most of them for 90 days, saying those nations' leaders were eager to negotiate trade deals.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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That was due to the suspension of many of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs for three months, until early July, after the president unveiled his original tariff policy on April 2.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Rather than solely focusing on what’s lacking, try to understand if your needs are rooted in a desire for fairness and mutual respect rather than a sense of being owed something.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Tuesday's incident over Estonia will add to regional tensions and questions over the alliance charter's Article 5 mutual defense clause.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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This marked the first bilateral exercise supported by the joint logistics and training center.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Meanwhile, many countries have established incentive programs to attract foreign productions and have signed bilateral agreements with various nations — but never with the United States.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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