as in reciprocal
agreed to by the people involved; done with the consent of the people involved
a consensual decision She claims their relationship was consensual.
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Recent Examples of consensual
But Richard’s testimony shows a pattern of physical violence and helps rebut the defense’s argument that the conduct was consensual.
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Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In her opening argument, prosecutor Elizabeth Johnson sought to head off the possible defense that Combs was having consensual relationships with the women.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 13 May 2025
Haggis maintains that the encounter was consensual.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
In her opening argument, prosecutor Elizabeth Johnson sought to head off the possible defense that Combs was having consensual relationships with the women.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 13 May 2025
Haggis maintains that the encounter was consensual.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
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On April 9, President Trump paused the implementation of reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, though a baseline 10% tariff is still in place for all goods coming into the US.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Trump's reciprocal tariffs, meanwhile, have been brought down to a baseline 10-percent for 90 days as of April 9.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Is mutual loathing the natural state of affairs between reporters and a mayor?—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk have two different dreams for the future President Donald Trump and Elon Musk may have been able to join forces over their mutual stances on certain conservative points and a hatred of bureaucracy, but their White House tag team was short-lived.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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In exchange for Western backing and support, the Authority, then headed by PLO head Yasser Arafat, promised to renounce terrorism and to resolve outstanding problems with Israel in bilateral negotiations.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The countries — whose total trade in goods topped $582 billion last year — temporarily lowered most of the tariffs on each other’s goods after breakthrough bilateral trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland, last month.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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