1
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
There was no agreement signed at a sit-down meeting.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The agreement was signed in New Delhi by India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
No agreement between the city and the state to suspend bus fares has yet been announced.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
The agreement was signed in New Delhi by India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
No agreement between the city and the state to suspend bus fares has yet been announced.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreement
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Revenue for the year was forecast at 26% to 28% growth versus a consensus 18%, according to FactSet data.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Ahead of the companies’ early Friday earnings reports, the consensus estimate from analysts was for ExxonMobil’s second-quarter earnings to more than double from a year ago and for full-year earnings to climb 46%.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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After all, Skydance Media’s $8 billion merger with Paramount last summer triggered the provision that gives the NFL the wherewithal to opt out of its legacy pact with CBS.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Pickett and Grier are signed to one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Chief Financial Officer Mitchell reaffirmed to the Board on Monday that the district still needs to cut over $6 million from its budget for the upcoming school year, in accordance with its Structural Deficit Reduction Plan.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The suspect has not been officially identified by Metropolitan Police, in accordance with standard procedure, but British media outlets have named him as Essa Suleiman.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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While Nguyen is spending time with his family or out running his business, in the background there’s a kind of endless conversation with a bot that’s sending into motion many chatbots from several different providers all working in unison.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Advanced Micro Devices, one of Intel's longtime competitors, surged in unison, adding 15%.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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But even that is uncertain; Bianco won more delegates at the state party convention, though neither candidate cleared the threshold needed to win a formal endorsement.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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The New England cannabis convention going on the same day in Boston has more juice than the GOP confab in Worcester.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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More interesting than movies that are industrially silenced, though, are those made by original filmmakers working relatively freely and personally, who’ve smoothed out and glazed over their artistry of their own accord.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Working with Treasury In the past, Warsh has spoken about a Treasury/Fed accord regarding the size and composition of the balance sheet.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, another year each on their contracts.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Winters, who is entering the final year of his contract, apparently became expendable after the Niners brought back Dre Greenlaw in free agency.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The lush harmonies of the arrangement, featuring Puth’s voice stacked with those of his three backing vocalists, closed out that number.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Drawing on the fundamentals of hanok (a traditional Korean home), the new lounges emphasize harmony among natural materials, light, and space.—
Lauren Mechling,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreement. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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