as in consistent
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as in coinciding
to have or come to the same opinion or point of view
My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing
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as in bargaining
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
since we couldn't agree, we tossed a coin to decide the matter
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as in admitting
to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly
finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone
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as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point
the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident
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as in blending
to form a pleasing relationship
this warm climate seems to agree with you
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as in assenting
to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)
we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published
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Recent Examples of agreeing
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Iranian critics of the MoU claim Tehran was too hasty in agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without gaining any tangible benefits from the agreement.
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July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Last year Newsom delayed the return-to-office mandate one year in exchange for unions agreeing to help cut down on the state’s employee compensation costs.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberal bloc — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented on the Equal Protection issue, while agreeing in part that the Title IX claim failed in a seemingly unanimous 9-0 agreement.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Miami has already acquired a former MVP this offseason, reportedly agreeing to a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Three days after agreeing to send LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, the Hornets are trading Miles Bridges along with a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Suns, league sources confirmed to The Charlotte Observer on Sunday.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2026
After providing certain documents and agreeing to deposit the lease payments with the bankruptcy court's clerk, Antero was dismissed from the adversary action.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Israel’s military launched a drone attack in southern Lebanon, a day after agreeing to withdraw some troops from the region.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
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Earlier this month, Lachlan Murdoch stunned the industry by agreeing to pay $22 billion for Roku, a leading streaming platform that reaches 100 million viewers worldwide.
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Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Iranian critics of the MoU claim Tehran was too hasty in agreeing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without gaining any tangible benefits from the agreement.
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July 1,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Last year Newsom delayed the return-to-office mandate one year in exchange for unions agreeing to help cut down on the state’s employee compensation costs.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The court’s liberal bloc — Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — dissented on the Equal Protection issue, while agreeing in part that the Title IX claim failed in a seemingly unanimous 9-0 agreement.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
Miami has already acquired a former MVP this offseason, reportedly agreeing to a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Three days after agreeing to send LaMelo Ball to Minnesota, the Hornets are trading Miles Bridges along with a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick to the Suns, league sources confirmed to The Charlotte Observer on Sunday.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2026
After providing certain documents and agreeing to deposit the lease payments with the bankruptcy court's clerk, Antero was dismissed from the adversary action.
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Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Meanwhile, Israel’s military launched a drone attack in southern Lebanon, a day after agreeing to withdraw some troops from the region.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreeing
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Instead, the models showed clear, consistent bias, subtly steering users toward some faiths and away from others.
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Ficus plants need bright, consistent light, but acclimate them gradually to avoid leaf burn.
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The debate has become more urgent in recent years as heat waves have intensified, coinciding with a surge in AC sales across Europe and a growing push to more widely adopt the technology.
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Mields participated in Documenta 6 in 1997, won the Gabriele Münter Prize, and was celebrated at the Bonn Art Museum with a dedicated solo gallery exhibition coinciding with her 90th birthday.
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The curbing of telework comes as a blow to SEIU Local 1000, the only state worker union bargaining a new contract with the Newsom administration this year.
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While bargaining with fantasy and forgiveness, the song lyrics shed light on the cost of having to ask, hope or wait for something that will never come.
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Some investors sell strong positions after a few weeks of weakness, while others hold failing businesses for years because selling would require admitting they were mistaken.
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Sebastian Krautz went viral on NBC10 Boston this week after admitting he was initially terrified to travel to the United States because of news about crime and safety.
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The three-person team then found the corresponding symbols on a paper chart.
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Some of those stock transactions occurred shortly before or after major news related to the corresponding companies.
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Andronis describes the restaurant as a traditional Greek taverna set against the caldera cliffs, blending Greek traditions with Santorini’s romance and exclusivity.
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This helps to create distinct layers in the pie, rather than everything blending together.
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Switzerland voted to enshrine the availability of cash in its constitution, assenting to a push designed to guard against the demise of physical money.
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But for those of us who love love — who can clock not just the subtle rhythms of the genre but also the personal rhythms of a couple sharing an honest, congruent, life-altering experience — the details matter.
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The dynamics by category, though, are much less congruent, with the only category to jump double-digits being fragrance in the mass market while consumers in makeup, for example, seem to be trading up.
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