consensual

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Recent Examples of consensual As of state legislation passed in 2024, creating or distributing non-consensual pornographic deepfakes is a misdemeanor offense in Indiana. Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025 Some of the comments described non-consensual and fetish-style scenarios. Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025 At least 14 CEOs have been fired for apparently consensual affairs since 2016, according to Challenger Gray & Christmas data, often coinciding with either operational missteps or misuse of corporate assets. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Famously, Steve Easterbrook, the former chief executive of McDonald’s, walked away from the role with a hefty sum of $40 million after getting caught having a consensual relationship with a subordinate. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consensual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
Adjective
  • Under the deal’s first phase, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, the release of all surviving Israeli hostages held in Gaza and the reciprocal release of almost 2,000 Palestinian detainees.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Following up on Brazil as the country of honor at this year’s Marché du Film in Cannes, the RioMarket organized a series of events as part of the France-Brazil Season 2025, celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations with a reciprocal cultural exchange between the two countries.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s aimed at weakening our collective, across-the-board sense of boundaries, the mutual adherence to limits that sports are supposed to teach.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Despite the glamorous nature of their lives under the spotlight, Hadid and Cooper met under pleasantly ordinary circumstances — at a backyard birthday party for a mutual friend’s child.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The United Kingdom and India conducted their first-ever dual aircraft carrier operation during a bilateral military exercise in the Indian Ocean this week, as both nations have been alarmed by China's increasingly assertive behavior across the Indo-Pacific region.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The move follows bilateral discussions earlier this year geared toward the reestablishment of air travel.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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