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
The medical consensus is that policies that discriminate against transgender people (and especially children) are dangerous.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
But even now there is no consensus over his reputation.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The consensus seemed to be that the rains that arrived on Monday, which didn’t seem as strong or frequent as the weekend storms, wouldn’t overfill the river.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The best guess here is the coaches are more confident in Jones' man-to-man cover skills and less in Gonzalez's skills, given his current state, than public consensus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
But even now there is no consensus over his reputation.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The consensus seemed to be that the rains that arrived on Monday, which didn’t seem as strong or frequent as the weekend storms, wouldn’t overfill the river.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
The best guess here is the coaches are more confident in Jones' man-to-man cover skills and less in Gonzalez's skills, given his current state, than public consensus.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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These interagency agreements carefully sidestep the statutes by having the Education Department retain oversight and leadership while managing the programs alongside other agencies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the next part, the two Oli robots perform a coordinated leg extension, and lean slightly back and forth, while raising their feet off the ground in unison.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The duo’s vocals — sometimes in unison, sometimes trading lines — blend perfectly, fitting seamlessly with the ensemble style of the drama series, which portrays the lives of young people.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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