as in agreements
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 consensuses
With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensuses
agreements
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Tuesday’s announcement covers only the first two seasons of the new six-year deal as the CFP finalizes agreements with ESPN and its bowl partners, but the Rose Bowl is expected to remain a New Year’s Day quarterfinal for the duration of the contracts.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In two days, New START, the last significant survivor of the age of nuclear-arms-control agreements that began in the 1960s, will come to an end.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Consensuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensuses. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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