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
Chronic decision fatigue can show up as procrastination, avoidance, irritability, indecisiveness, emotional numbness, compulsive information gathering or an overreliance on consensus.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Keeping in mind that social media first reactions to advance screenings always tend to skew at least slightly more positive than a film’s eventual consensus, here’s what influencers, fan bloggers and some critics are saying.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Amid myriad legal and financial pressures, commissioners couldn’t manage a consensus on how to approach the fee hikes.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Acuff, Flemings and Wagler are consensus top-10 picks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Keeping in mind that social media first reactions to advance screenings always tend to skew at least slightly more positive than a film’s eventual consensus, here’s what influencers, fan bloggers and some critics are saying.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Amid myriad legal and financial pressures, commissioners couldn’t manage a consensus on how to approach the fee hikes.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
Acuff, Flemings and Wagler are consensus top-10 picks.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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As part of the distribution agreement, the slate will also roll out in mainland China via Xiaohongshu, the digital lifestyle platform whose daily active user base tops 200 million.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The folks in the national sports media sometimes move like lemmings, all following each other — able to suddenly turn in perfect unison and head in the same direction, like flocks of birds.—
Greg Cote
June 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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So, late-arriving fans simply stood outside, watching on their own and cheering in unison.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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