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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That's the general consensus of the experts who address the subject in the new six-part documentary series Thomas Jefferson, which premieres Feb. 17 on the History channel and continues over the next two consecutive nights.
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot more consensus on the reasons for the shortage.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, DraftKings reported fourth quarter revenue of $1.39 billion, exactly in line with consensus estimates, per Yahoo Finance data.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Economists were expecting producer-level prices to slow on an annual basis, according to FactSet consensus estimates.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot more consensus on the reasons for the shortage.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
For the quarter that ended Dec. 31, DraftKings reported fourth quarter revenue of $1.39 billion, exactly in line with consensus estimates, per Yahoo Finance data.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Economists were expecting producer-level prices to slow on an annual basis, according to FactSet consensus estimates.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensus. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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