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
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.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The patients later reported that the incident was consensual.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The department claims the stops are random and consensual.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Televisual séances are no longer nightly, much less consensual, which is why the move by CBS is seen as a portent of a more general house cleaning over at NBC and ABC.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
The patients later reported that the incident was consensual.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2025
The department claims the stops are random and consensual.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2025
Televisual séances are no longer nightly, much less consensual, which is why the move by CBS is seen as a portent of a more general house cleaning over at NBC and ABC.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
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There were reciprocal tariffs added on top, raising the tariffs from 10 to 25 percent as a base increase on my regular costs.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Jewish state is built on values of mutual responsibility and unity.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Trump has similarly delayed the implementation of his whopping new tariffs on China multiple times since April, instead settling on an effective rate of 40% while Washington and Beijing pursue a bilateral trade agreement.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea — More than 300 South Korean workers detained by immigration authorities in Georgia last week arrived home on Friday, marking the end of a saga that has stunned their nation and threatened to upend a close bilateral friendship between the US and South Korea.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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