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Recent Examples of unanimously
Tech upgrades, building renovations approved The board also unanimously approved major contracts, bids and purchases in its action agenda Thursday.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to have the sheriff come in and answer questions about his work history along with issues regarding his management of personnel, internal affairs, and other leadership issues in the department, public records show.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The recommendation was made by an ad hoc committee of Councilmember Ryan Gallagher and Mayor Austin Lumbard, before the decision was approved unanimously by the council March 17 — Councilmember Ray Schnell recused himself due to a financial conflict of interest.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
In March, union members voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a contract agreement could not be reached.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Star first baseman Nick Kurtz, who won the American League Rookie of the Year award unanimously, last June hit two walk-off home runs against the Astros in the same week.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in late March, San Jose’s Appeals Hearing Board voted unanimously to place the property into the city’s neglected vacant or abandoned building monitoring program.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
On March 23, the FMC’s four commissioners unanimously voted to reject separate requests from earlier in the month from Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM to waive the 30-day notice for certain surcharges.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Commission of Fine Arts, another regulatory body with jurisdiction over federal construction in Washington, unanimously approved the East Wing design in February after being first briefed on it in December.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to have the sheriff come in and answer questions about his work history along with issues regarding his management of personnel, internal affairs, and other leadership issues in the department, public records show.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
The recommendation was made by an ad hoc committee of Councilmember Ryan Gallagher and Mayor Austin Lumbard, before the decision was approved unanimously by the council March 17 — Councilmember Ray Schnell recused himself due to a financial conflict of interest.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
In March, union members voted unanimously to authorize a strike if a contract agreement could not be reached.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Star first baseman Nick Kurtz, who won the American League Rookie of the Year award unanimously, last June hit two walk-off home runs against the Astros in the same week.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
At the meeting in late March, San Jose’s Appeals Hearing Board voted unanimously to place the property into the city’s neglected vacant or abandoned building monitoring program.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
On March 23, the FMC’s four commissioners unanimously voted to reject separate requests from earlier in the month from Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM to waive the 30-day notice for certain surcharges.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
The Commission of Fine Arts, another regulatory body with jurisdiction over federal construction in Washington, unanimously approved the East Wing design in February after being first briefed on it in December.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unanimously
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The scam operations typically involve bogus investment schemes and feigned romances that collectively extort tens of billions of dollars from victims around the world every year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In another effort, the 32 member countries in the International Energy Agency agreed to collectively release 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves.—
Andrew Blum,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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These platforms must forge collaborative networks that mutually reinforce one another and establish a rigorous framework that makes the cultural values of the biennial format legible, tangible, and palpable to various segments of society in the immediate locale and across the continent.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, on grander scales, older stars across the Universe run out of fuel and die, new episodes of star-formation are triggered, and the Universe continues to expand, driving individual galaxies, groups of galaxies, and clusters of galaxies mutually apart, faster and faster, as time goes on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Aug. 2025
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2026
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South Korean and French officials also signed agreements to cooperate on nuclear fuel supply chains, jointly invest in an offshore wind project in southern South Korea and to collaborate on critical minerals.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Unanimously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unanimously. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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