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Recent Examples of unanimously
House Republicans woke up to find that their Senate counterparts had, in the dead of night, unanimously passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for immigration enforcement.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
In a remarkable show of open Republican division, Johnson trashed Republican senators for voting unanimously after midnight to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Following the amendment, the penalty ordinance passed unanimously for introduction.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) unanimously rejected separate requests from Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM and ZIM to waive a 30-day notice period to implement surcharges tied to the war, forcing the four carriers to wait until early April to charge their shipper customers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday evening, the Pima County Board of Supervisors in Pima County, Arizona voted unanimously to invoke a territorial era law that would require Sheriff Nanos to answer their questions under oath.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
In its first meeting, the committee unanimously approved a motion, calling for the chief legislative analyst to enter a contract with a consultant, who would be tasked with public engagement.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
But there is hope on the horizon, after the Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the DHS and end the 40-plus-day funding lapse.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without a roll call, next goes to the House.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
In a remarkable show of open Republican division, Johnson trashed Republican senators for voting unanimously after midnight to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Following the amendment, the penalty ordinance passed unanimously for introduction.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
On Monday, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) unanimously rejected separate requests from Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, CMA CGM and ZIM to waive a 30-day notice period to implement surcharges tied to the war, forcing the four carriers to wait until early April to charge their shipper customers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday evening, the Pima County Board of Supervisors in Pima County, Arizona voted unanimously to invoke a territorial era law that would require Sheriff Nanos to answer their questions under oath.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
In its first meeting, the committee unanimously approved a motion, calling for the chief legislative analyst to enter a contract with a consultant, who would be tasked with public engagement.
—City News Service, Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
But there is hope on the horizon, after the Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the DHS and end the 40-plus-day funding lapse.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without a roll call, next goes to the House.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
Adverb
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The scam operations typically involve bogus investment schemes and feigned romances that collectively extort tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world every year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In another effort, the 32 member countries in the International Energy Agency agreed to collectively release 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves.—
Andrew Blum,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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These platforms must forge collaborative networks that mutually reinforce one another and establish a rigorous framework that makes the cultural values of the biennial format legible, tangible, and palpable to various segments of society in the immediate locale and across the continent.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, on grander scales, older stars across the Universe run out of fuel and die, new episodes of star-formation are triggered, and the Universe continues to expand, driving individual galaxies, groups of galaxies, and clusters of galaxies mutually apart, faster and faster, as time goes on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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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
Adverb
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Last October, Russia and China signed another far-reaching agreement to jointly develop the Arctic passage that China calls the Polar Silk Road.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Unanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimously. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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