unanimously

adverb

as in collectively

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Recent Examples of unanimously In a rare sign of unity within Kosovo's fractured legislative assembly, lawmakers earlier this week unanimously condemned the war crimes verdicts in a declaration. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 In May, the City Council voted unanimously to place the project on the November ballot. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Skubal turns 30 next month, already the winner of two Cy Young awards, one of them unanimously. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 After more than a year of planning efforts, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved the first phase of Black & Veatch’s billion-dollar headquarters redevelopment plan, with hopes that the new office space will be done by 2030. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 Rosa Sharkey, Sarah Foy, both 26, and Rose Patterson, 37, appeared in Norwich Crown Court today, where a jury of 12 — five men and seven women — unanimously delivered a guilty verdict, according to GB News. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 The Orange County School Board unanimously voted in July to ban most students from riding e-bikes and e-scooters to campus when the school year started last month. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Community High School District 218 unanimously approved a resolution this week to authorize interventions in proceedings before the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board. — Elena Tittel, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 The Surface Transportation Board (STB) unanimously rejected three motions to dismiss Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern‘s revised merger application. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
  1. collectively
  2. mutually
  3. reciprocally
  4. jointly
Adverb
  • Both the editorial boards of The Wall Street Journal and the National Review have come out against the legislation, collectively portraying the idea as a way to line the pockets of big studio owners and actors and save failing unions.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Our leaders collectively own growth, retention and customer satisfaction.
    — Michael Londgren, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of collectively
Adverb
  • The singularity and relatedness of a thing are not in conflict but are mutually entwined.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The risk is that Ethiopia’s conflict and Sudan’s war become mutually enabling.
    — Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 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
  • The companies have signed a multi-year agreement to jointly develop GPT-Synopsys, which will combine OpenAI’s frontier models with Synopsys’ electronic design automation (EDA) software and semiconductor expertise.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The merged entity’s businesses will jointly report to Ellison and Kreiz.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of jointly

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“Unanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimously. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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