agreements

noun

plural of agreement
1
as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives

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2
as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework

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Recent Examples of agreements But most of those agreements did not include raises for 2026. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software. — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026 The company specializes in services like Offer in Compromise, installment agreements, and business tax resolution. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Reportedly, EVelution has signed agreements to source the raw cobalt hydroxide feedstock from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 The company has signed commercial agreements with American Airlines, Japan Airlines, and United Airlines that give the companies options to purchase the Overture aircraft. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the two sides have reached nearly 120 business agreements over the past year, bringing more than $10 billion in Japanese investment to India. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 July 2026 Some cities offered more generous incentives while others had lower labor costs, however, Fort Worth’s history of delivering incentive agreements and city support for the project have made Fort Worth the company’s preferred location, Rogers said. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026 The current agreements with CBS and ABC/ESPN end in 2031, while NBC and USA Sports have rights through 2033. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
  1. consensuses
  2. pacts
  3. unisons
  4. conventions
  5. contracts
  6. understandings
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
Noun
  • Last year, Indiana ended the season with Taelon Peter, Ethan Thompson, and Jalen Slawson on two-way pacts.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • But the number of teams still able to progress opens up the possibility of non-aggression pacts in this final round of group games, evoking memories of West Germany vs Austria at the 1982 World Cup.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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Noun
  • 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
Definition of unisons
Noun
  • Luke Russert joined his father for major political conventions and occasional shows on the road, Fischer Martin said.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Motown is part of the pitch to businesses considering Detroit for conventions, conferences and other large gatherings, Ollinger said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of conventions
Noun
  • In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • All three finished their entry-level contracts, but Gauthier is ineligible to receive an offer sheet.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of contracts
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  • The ruling has long been criticized as out of step with basic understandings of the law, and the court later refused to extend the exemption to other sports, including football, basketball and boxing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026
  • The Constitution’s language ruled out neither of those understandings.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Definition of understandings

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