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unanimously

adverb

as in collectively

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Recent Examples of unanimously On Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Commission unanimously voted to pause all new license plate reader camera permits. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 But Boulder City’s planning commission voted unanimously against constructing the data center on city land, according to the Current. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 After deliberating further, the jury unanimously reached a not-guilty verdict on that charge, while convicting him of other charges. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 En route to that championship, Justin Verlander unanimously won the American League Cy Young Award — one year after undergoing Tommy John surgery. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The hearing followed a July 8 Planning Commission meeting at which the commission voted unanimously to support the changes. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation the same day, but the city’s board of aldermen declined to acknowledge it and instead voted unanimously to fire Vanderford, according to the city clerk. — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers unanimously approved a bill authorizing the $1 increase in 2023, as thefts were surging across the state, according to The Texas Tribune. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026 Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation the same day, but the city's board of aldermen declined to acknowledge it and instead voted unanimously to fire Vanderford, according to the city clerk. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
  1. collectively
  2. mutually
  3. reciprocally
  4. jointly
Adverb
  • Following the unification of Italy in the 19th century, these traditions increasingly came to be understood collectively as Italian cuisine, although regional differences remain a defining feature of the country’s cuisine.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In his own assessment of last season, Williams found plenty of examples when the Bears offense collectively was just a hair off during the scramble drill.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • Scholars have shown that law and society are mutually constituted, that legal rights spill into social relations and flow from them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The move has been mutually agreed on by Kreider and the Ducks, according to the sources.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of mutually
Adverb
  • Indeed, research on conversational dynamics finds that people who take turns reciprocally disclosing information during initial interactions report significantly greater liking, closeness, and enjoyment.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of reciprocally
Adverb
  • Armstrong and the university jointly announced his resignation in a statement Tuesday.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The committee has three members in total, including DEEP’s forestry division, the town of Old Saybrook and The Nature Conservancy, since all three jointly purchased the property in 2015.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of jointly

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“Unanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimously. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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