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
Williams has denied giving women date-rape drugs, and says that any encounters with his accusers were consensual.
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Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Henry has said his relationship with Eckhart was consensual.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Following the alleged rape, Combs tried to bribe the woman into saying the assault was consensual and offered her money, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Henry has said his relationship with Eckhart was consensual.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Following the alleged rape, Combs tried to bribe the woman into saying the assault was consensual and offered her money, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
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Beijing responded by slapping reciprocal tariffs on $50 billion worth of U.S. goods, mostly targeting U.S. agricultural products worth some $16.5 billion — a trade war that saw the loss of a quarter of a million U.S. jobs by January 2021, according to the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC).—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the other hand, the Trump administration should aim to keep high-end, strategic manufacturing—in sectors such as semiconductors and industrial robotics—close to balanced, through formulaic reciprocal tariffs.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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The pair were introduced by mutual friends Jensen and Danneel Ackles, that same year and sparks immediately flew.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs were paused on April 8 for 90 days, except for China where mutual tariffs shot up to above 100 percent.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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An agreement between Washington and Tehran would allow Iraq to resume energy purchases from and through Iran; an influx of cash into Iran would also boost bilateral trade between Iraq and its neighbor, its largest trading partner.—
Taylor Luck,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 Apr. 2025
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The president told reporters on Thursday that China has been in regular contact with the White House to hash out an end to the ever-escalating tariff war disrupting bilateral trade.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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