unisons

noun

plural of unison
as in agreements
the state of being of one opinion about something the members of the committee are in unison on this point

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Recent Examples of unisons The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
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  1. agreements
  2. consensuses
Noun
  • While the part of the agreement about minerals was separated from the global health agreement after the public outcry in Zambia, many of the global health agreements do require the recipient country to share data such as pathogen information.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of agreements
Noun
  • With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Definition of consensuses

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“Unisons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unisons. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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