1
as in consensuses
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 pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
According to an i3 representative, the company has rights-of-way agreements with Libertyville, Wauconda, Lake Zurich, Vernon Hills, Warren Township, Grayslake, Antioch, Winthrop Harbor, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Cary — which is primarily in McHenry County — and Mundelein.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Finance Chief Sarah Friar has expressed concerns over the company's ability to fund future compute agreements if the revenue slowdown continues, the outlet reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
In these cases, negotiations often revolve around structured agreements rather than one-time deals.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
This transit favors direct agreements that hold up in real life.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The Post obtained all settlement agreements involving the Department of Human Services that concerned monetary payouts to employees since Polis took office in 2019.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The day club’s lease and concession agreements currently expire May 6.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The filing also details various corporate governance matters, including changes in the board of directors and executive officers, as well as employment agreements with key personnel.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Finance Chief Sarah Friar has expressed concerns over the company's ability to fund future compute agreements if the revenue slowdown continues, the outlet reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
In these cases, negotiations often revolve around structured agreements rather than one-time deals.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
This transit favors direct agreements that hold up in real life.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
The Post obtained all settlement agreements involving the Department of Human Services that concerned monetary payouts to employees since Polis took office in 2019.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
The day club’s lease and concession agreements currently expire May 6.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The filing also details various corporate governance matters, including changes in the board of directors and executive officers, as well as employment agreements with key personnel.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Most of those deals have come on one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye
April 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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But then, the 2016 national party conventions gave Colbert the opportunity to push hard on political humor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Merritt draws listeners’ attention to songwriting form, winking at its conventions and timeworn tropes.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yeah, another year each on their contracts.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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John Gudvangen, Denver Thanks to the editorial board for its call for greater scrutiny of education consulting contracts.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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For example, Connelly of Columbia University mentioned new understandings of the danger surrounding the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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The research would have to extend into the professional realm to deepen these burgeoning understandings of how the dark facets of ourselves operate, suggesting even the necessity of the shadow as that might be directing our career choices through the world.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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