unanimously

adverb

as in collectively

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Recent Examples of unanimously The initial step passed unanimously with little discussion after Tuesday’s meeting ran late into the evening. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Instead, on June 1, city leaders unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the construction of a detention center outside of Gilroy. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal 2024 shooting of Sonya Massey, was on Friday unanimously denied early release by a prisoner review board. — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 31 July 2026 Salina EsTittties from RuPaul’s Drag Race) talks about being voted out of the Big Brother house unanimously. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 The bill passed unanimously in the state Senate earlier this year and was supported by all but one lawmaker in the House. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 31 July 2026 In a rebuke of FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, UEFA’s 55 member associations voted unanimously today to boycott future competitions by soccer’s global governing body, including the World Cup. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The Miami-Dade School Board unanimously voted for Rafael Villalobos to succeed the current superintendent of the district on Wednesday. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The Committee has unanimously approved National Looking for Your Phone While Holding Your Phone Day. — Jordan Roter, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
  1. collectively
  2. mutually
  3. reciprocally
  4. jointly
Adverb
  • But even those people who dislike the very existence of private schools in big cities would be hard-pressed to make the case that the entire sector collectively makes up a torture chamber.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fox 8, Etna and King collectively remind me of the superintelligent, compassionate extraterrestrials in science fiction who wish to rescue humans from their self-wounding.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • Together, each of them becomes both director and actor, observing and observed, controlling and controlled, self-motivated and mutually determined, launched into a higher plane of artistic collaboration—into a cinematic redemption.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • Professional preparedness and intellectual curiosity are not mutually exclusionary elements of the college experience.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
  • The outbreak was jointly detected in both the DRC and neighboring Uganda.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Iran and Oman agreed Wednesday to a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and are putting the final touches on arrangements for jointly managing the passage, Tehran's foreign ministry said.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of jointly

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