as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
in a rare moment of unanimity the club members decided to throw a party for themselves
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Recent Examples of unanimity
Prioritize Alignment Focus on alignment, not unanimity.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For decades, blue-ribbon panels and incoming presidents have observed with surprising unanimity that overclassification has grown out of control—and vowed to fix it.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
Republicans will need virtual unanimity to get Trump’s priorities through Congress.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second, the strings played with heated unanimity, and the third was lively yet elegant, not too rustic or heavy.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
For decades, blue-ribbon panels and incoming presidents have observed with surprising unanimity that overclassification has grown out of control—and vowed to fix it.
—Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2023
Republicans will need virtual unanimity to get Trump’s priorities through Congress.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
In the second, the strings played with heated unanimity, and the third was lively yet elegant, not too rustic or heavy.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unanimity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimity
Noun
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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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An exact cause has eluded the scientific community for decades, nor is there a consensus on the increase in autism rates, though scientists attribute it to more awareness and diagnoses.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So there’s a mutual agreement between the two, or mutual benefits, that are quite tolerable—or even pleasurable.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Many of the other agreements are expected to be broad and vague rather than specific.—
Damien Cave,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Crystal Palace manager eventually decided, or in reality was compelled, to place his hands above his head and clap along in unison with the Selhurst Park crowd.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Gordon's pastiche hits every beat, from the foot-stomping rhythm to the clapping in unison and the dramatic vocal inflections.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Unanimity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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