growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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There’s a growing consensus among state courts that these cases are meritless.
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Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While yes, there seems to be acceptance in the public that drones are useful tools for law enforcement, there’s a growing consensus that they should be used sparingly in other realms.
—John Banks, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
More by Jacob Weisberg The growing consensus is that Facebook’s power needs checking.
—Jacob Weisberg, The New York Review of Books, 25 Oct. 2018
There is a growing consensus that the supply base must broaden beyond the prime vendors which will create opportunities for more vendors.
—Michael Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While yes, there seems to be acceptance in the public that drones are useful tools for law enforcement, there’s a growing consensus that they should be used sparingly in other realms.
—John Banks, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
More by Jacob Weisberg The growing consensus is that Facebook’s power needs checking.
—Jacob Weisberg, The New York Review of Books, 25 Oct. 2018
There is a growing consensus that the supply base must broaden beyond the prime vendors which will create opportunities for more vendors.
—Michael Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for growing consensus
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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