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
The 2023 Skyline High grad stood as the consensus top tight end in this year’s draft class after wrapping up his junior season at Oregon.
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Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, a former five-star prospect who started every game during his three seasons with the Hurricanes, was a consensus All-American in 2025.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the paleontological consensus was that this was the age of vertebrates; anything without a backbone was lunch.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Encouraging earnings Intel reported first-quarter earnings of 29 cents per share, topping analysts' consensus estimate of one cent, LSEG data shows.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2026
Mauigoa, a former five-star prospect who started every game during his three seasons with the Hurricanes, was a consensus All-American in 2025.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the paleontological consensus was that this was the age of vertebrates; anything without a backbone was lunch.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Encouraging earnings Intel reported first-quarter earnings of 29 cents per share, topping analysts' consensus estimate of one cent, LSEG data shows.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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On April 14th, as Kyiv braced for a round of Russian strikes, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was seven hundred and fifty miles away, in Berlin, forging a defense agreement with Germany, part of a tour of European allies to raise support for military aid.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Set one clear agreement, confirm who’s responsible, and follow through so everything stays consistent without needing to be reset later.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 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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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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