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
During his latest trial, Weinstein's legal team argued the encounter with Mann was consensual.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Weinstein's lawyers maintain that the encounter was consensual.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The takedown of Motherless marks a major development in efforts to combat the spread of non-consensual imagery online.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
But researchers’ estimates that Grok was generating thousands of harmful images an hour appear to be increasingly backed by lawsuits from victims surfacing non-consensual images.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Weinstein's lawyers maintain that the encounter was consensual.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The takedown of Motherless marks a major development in efforts to combat the spread of non-consensual imagery online.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
But researchers’ estimates that Grok was generating thousands of harmful images an hour appear to be increasingly backed by lawsuits from victims surfacing non-consensual images.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
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Venus will also join Jupiter in this area of your chart, which can bring everything from a romantic breakthrough and deeper closeness to someone who makes your connection feel tender and reciprocal.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Paul and Mortensen's tumultuous on-and-off relationship has been marked by reciprocal allegations of domestic violence.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Cuba's armed forces said on Facebook that the meeting took place with mutual agreement and that both sides agreed to maintain communication.—
Phil Stewart,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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The move ended a mutual defense treaty between Washington and Taipei, much to the dismay at the time of the US Congress, which quickly passed the Taiwan Relations Act to assert its role in relations across the Taiwan Strait.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Officials from Taiwan and Japan are optimistic the route will boost tourism, foster trade and deepen bilateral ties.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In a 2024 plebiscite, 29 percent of Puerto Rican voters supported outright independence, with 12 percent opting for independence with free association, by which Puerto Rico would potentially retain some ties with the United States on the basis of bilateral treaties.—
Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 3,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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