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as in to coincide
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing
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2
as in to bargain
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
since we couldn't agree, we tossed a coin to decide the matter
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as in to admit
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone
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as in to correspond
to be in agreement on every point
the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident
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5
as in to blend
to form a pleasing relationship
this warm climate seems to agree with you
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6
as in to assent
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published
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Recent Examples of agree
From there, the brothers rope in a boozy harmonica virtuoso named Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who only accepts the gig after the brothers agree to pay him in Irish beer.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
In an exciting Instagram post on Wednesday (April 9), the West Coast icon and league owner revealed that the eight-time NBA All-Star has agreed to join the BIG3 league for one final season as a professional basketball player.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
First and foremost, Iran had once agreed to a deal with the United States and its allies during President Barack Obama's second term.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
However, an appeals court agreed to hear the case following a direct application from Harry's lawyers.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
In an exciting Instagram post on Wednesday (April 9), the West Coast icon and league owner revealed that the eight-time NBA All-Star has agreed to join the BIG3 league for one final season as a professional basketball player.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 10 Apr. 2025
First and foremost, Iran had once agreed to a deal with the United States and its allies during President Barack Obama's second term.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
However, an appeals court agreed to hear the case following a direct application from Harry's lawyers.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agree
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Buck’s career has coincided with the growth of the internet, an increasingly divisive place with the ascent of social media.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Chicago Tribune The end of the ACC Tournament coincided with Notre Dame’s spring break, offering the team a few days off.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Since then, the index has been retreating amid growing signs of economic weakness in the U.S. and as Trump’s trade policies proved more aggressive than Wall Street bargained for.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Postal workers first earned the right to collectively bargain in 1970, Capone said, and since the early 80s the postal service has managed to exist without the benefit of additional federal dollars or support.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Trump, ahead of Wednesday's announcement, had admitted there could be some short-term pain.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Estrangement is far more common than most admit—and often cloaked in shame or silence.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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The scale is finely graduated in kilometers and corresponds to the duration divided by the speed of sound (approximately 1,240 km/h).—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Students used natural light to expose their cyanotypes on both fabric and paper and experimented with blending artistic techniques and organic materials.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 Apr. 2025
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Grace Wales Bonner has elevated her namesake label to become a global force–she’s done so by blending European tailoring with her Caribbean heritage.—
Kedean Smith,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
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Putin did not agree to a full ceasefire, which Trump has proposed and which Ukraine had assented to earlier.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
18 Mar. 2025
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These agreements encourage assenting parties to perform due diligence, helping to identify potential gaps in the data protection chain.—
Chris Novak,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Wilder concurred that a coherent message to the voters is lacking from either major candidate running.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2025
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Bankrate concurred finding homes that sold last May brought in on average 13.1% over the home's median value, the highest rate of any month.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Brian Tyree Henry confessed to breaking his own cardinal rule of not returning to television in order to star in Apple TV+’s crime drama Dope Thief.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2025
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Ninety percent of British women and nonbinary people polled in 2020 confessed to sometimes using filters before posting selfies, and 85 percent to using external editing software such as FaceTune to tweak pictures of themselves.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Agree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agree. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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