as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised
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Recent Examples of consensus
Their answers varied greatly, but one area of consensus is that the plan has pulled more state agencies and rural regions into the conversation, which has increased overall awareness of the problem.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The firm, which said its consumer survey showed Carvana should deliver elevated growth and upside to consensus estimates, also raised its PT to $475 from $385.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s Permanent Representative Fu Cong said Beijing and Moscow had proposed a temporary rollover of the Kenyan mission, whose 12-month mandate expires on Thursday, to allow for more time for discussions and consensus building.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Marist found no clear consensus among Democrats on what to do.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The firm, which said its consumer survey showed Carvana should deliver elevated growth and upside to consensus estimates, also raised its PT to $475 from $385.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
China’s Permanent Representative Fu Cong said Beijing and Moscow had proposed a temporary rollover of the Kenyan mission, whose 12-month mandate expires on Thursday, to allow for more time for discussions and consensus building.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Marist found no clear consensus among Democrats on what to do.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
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The league and its players are currently in a tense collective bargaining agreement negotiation, as the current deal will expire at the end of this month.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Prior to that and in unison with the wider release, Peck will also travel with the film to Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and assist in a virtual Q&A after a screening in Chicago.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Fujiwhara Effect is the interaction of two tropical systems that causes both to dance around each other like a spinning teacup amusement park ride or ballroom dancers moving in unison, AccuWeather said.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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