as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves
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Recent Examples of unanimity
In December, the EU invoked an emergency legal provision to bypass the unanimity requirement in order to freeze Russian assets indefinitely.
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Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the proposal addresses Belgium’s concerns and suggested shifting approval to a simple majority vote rather than unanimity.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Central to her proposal is modernizing the WTO’s consensus decision-making process, which requires unanimity among all 166 members.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the proposal addresses Belgium’s concerns and suggested shifting approval to a simple majority vote rather than unanimity.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
Central to her proposal is modernizing the WTO’s consensus decision-making process, which requires unanimity among all 166 members.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimity
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Claude’s training emphasized principle, virtue, and consensus truth as the basis for action.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Washington — The Senate approved a package of bills aimed at lowering housing costs on Thursday, the most sweeping housing legislation in decades and a rare point of bipartisan consensus in an election year, with the issue of affordability top of mind for many voters.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The data center will include an Oncor substation, according to the tax agreement proposal, and ERCOT, the state’s power grid, has signed off on the development.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money went to the nonprofit Viet America Society for a meals program for seniors and the disabled, but only a fraction was spent for that purpose, according to Do’s plea agreement in 2024.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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For about two weeks each year in late May and early June, thousands of fireflies gather in the forests of the Smoky Mountains and flash their lights in unison.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Each player shuffled from side to side in unison to protect the centre of the pitch, with a bite in midfield whenever Arsenal had the temerity to funnel themselves into shooting positions.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Unanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimity. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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