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
This marks a 16-month low for the sector, and below consensus forecasts of 49.8.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
There seems to be an underlying consensus that people who have children (or chose a traditional path) are somehow more worthy because their burdens are greater than those who took an unconventional path and had no children.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Earnings per share came in at $6.43, well above Wall Street analysts’ consensus expectation for $5.22.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
First-quarter revenue growth came in at 7% on a constant currency basis overall, just shy of consensus expectations of an 8% to 9% increase, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
There seems to be an underlying consensus that people who have children (or chose a traditional path) are somehow more worthy because their burdens are greater than those who took an unconventional path and had no children.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
Earnings per share came in at $6.43, well above Wall Street analysts’ consensus expectation for $5.22.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
First-quarter revenue growth came in at 7% on a constant currency basis overall, just shy of consensus expectations of an 8% to 9% increase, Deutsche Bank analysts said in a note.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensus
Noun
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That said, this agreement is a small step in a better direction.—
The Editors,
National Review,
10 May 2025
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The Big 12’s media rights agreement expires in the summer of 2031, which means the next contract likely will be signed and sealed in the spring of 2030 — during Yormark’s tenure.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
Noun
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On reports that Meta would be boosting its artificial intelligence spending, other semiconductor stocks such as Nvidia, Marvell Technology, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices rose in unison.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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Lose a tail and stem cells in the spinal cord sync up like an orchestra, accelerating their division in unison to rebuild the missing structure.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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