consensus

noun

kən-ˈsen(t)-səs How to pronounce consensus (audio)
Definition of consensusnext
as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised

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Recent Examples of consensus The consensus may be starting to crack amid worries about valuations, financing, infrastructure costs, and the speed of adoption. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 However, these earlier analyses did not agree with one another, and there was no true consensus about exactly when the sky matched with the painting. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 As the head of a non-partisan Jewish group that advocates for social justice, Pesner said that Democratic and Republican candidates should be more focused on creating a bipartisan consensus on the issues voters care about. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 And once an accusation is made, there’s no consensus about what evidence would be sufficient to clear an author’s name. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consensus
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  1. agreement
  2. unison
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  • After six weeks of filling in as lead NFL game analyst for CBS Sports, Watt has reached a multi-year agreement to continue alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz in the network’s top broadcast booth.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Lawmakers from the candidates’ respective parties also found much agreement when debating a critical minerals law that centers domestic value addition earlier this year.
    — Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • Schumacher and his next Ferrari teammate, Rubens Barrichello, fell off the road in all-red unison during a shower in the 2001 race.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Mara sisters play the leads in Herzog’s Bucking Fastard, as Jean and Joan Holbrooke, Irish sisters who speak, think and move in unison, share the same dreams and love the same man.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of unison

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