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as in consensus
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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as in pact
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
the amount in column A needs to be in agreement with the total receipts minus expenses
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Recent Examples of agreement
The plaintiffs are also depicted as trying to secure the benefits of charter agreements—which other teams signed—without accepting the responsibilities.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The former rivals and longtime competitors announced the $8.5 billion deal more than a year ago but the Federal Trade Commission sued to block it in April and sought a preliminary injunction to stop the agreement.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: Morgan Stanley's agreement, for an undisclosed sum, follows Climeworks' approximately $20 million deal with JP Morgan last year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a recent diplomatic agreement between Austria and Nazi Germany, which was ten minutes from the border by car, this year’s festival was the first in four years that could take place without fear of Nazi disruption.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
The former rivals and longtime competitors announced the $8.5 billion deal more than a year ago but the Federal Trade Commission sued to block it in April and sought a preliminary injunction to stop the agreement.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: Morgan Stanley's agreement, for an undisclosed sum, follows Climeworks' approximately $20 million deal with JP Morgan last year.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Thanks to a recent diplomatic agreement between Austria and Nazi Germany, which was ten minutes from the border by car, this year’s festival was the first in four years that could take place without fear of Nazi disruption.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreement
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Revenue also missed, coming in at $2.29 billion versus the $2.31 billion consensus estimate.Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company reported revenue of $88.3 billion and earnings of $2.12 per share, both metrics well above the consensus estimates of $86.3 billion and $1.85, respectively.Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That was followed by Netflix reaching pacts with France’s broadcasting authorities that would see the U.S.-based streamer invest 20 percent of its annual revenue in France, in both TV series and movies, and separately with French cinema guilds to invest in French and European films.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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The change in the corporate suite comes just days after the group was among companies fined by French antitrust regulators over a price-fixing pact.Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nordlinger portrays the advocates of these positions at the height of their fleeting glory, as the Nobel Prize committee, in full accordance with what was then thought to be wisdom, gave solemn benediction to their ideas.Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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Purchasing tickets through Ticketmaster is also an option since both work in accordance with each other.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Teams from Product, HR, Legal, and Security work in unison, focusing on aligning technology use with company mission and values rather than developing technology for its own sake.Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sound heard at the top of the hour when all 69 flaps move in unison: The USB-C powered clock is a 17.7-inch (45cm) squircle that’s just 0.5 inches (13mm) thick and weighs 3.7 pounds (1.7kg).Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since the ’80s, Tom Loeser and Wendy Maruyama, pioneering figures of the postwar American Studio Craft movement, have created furniture that challenges the conventions of woodworking and uses color with both precision and a sense of irreverence.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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Taylor was slated to take the stage as part of the convention's Day 1 kickoff, but scheduling delays appear to have led to his performance being scrapped.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Musk served as a corporate economic adviser to Trump in 2016 but left the advisory council a year later following Trump’s decision to remove the U.S. from the Paris accords on climate.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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Governments face a deadline in early 2025 to update their national climate plans, 10 years after the adoption of the landmark Paris accord.Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
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Such a contract would, at first glance, fall short of the 10-year, $700 million deal that took worldwide superstar Shohei Ohtani across Southern California to the Los Angeles Dodgers.David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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About 5,000 Textron workers in Wichita ratified a new labor contract in late October that included a 31% pay raise over five years.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Katie’s voice was strong and clear enough to cut through even the harmonies.Charlie Mason, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The soaring harmonies on the chorus, the nasty edge to the bass line, the way the horns add sizzle to an already piping-hot track; these are all the indelible hallmarks of Jones’ work.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreement. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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