growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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But, there’s a growing consensus that ferulic acid can be particularly effective in addressing those pesky dark marks on our skin.
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
The new optimism is driven in part by the growing consensus among Democrats that President Joe Biden should bow out of the race.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024
After decades of arms control agreements, security cooperation, and a growing consensus about the unacceptability of nuclear weapons, the world is now headed in the opposite direction.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
There’s now a growing consensus that America’s UI system has been broken for decades, cannot handle another recession, and is in urgent need of a major overhaul.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
The new optimism is driven in part by the growing consensus among Democrats that President Joe Biden should bow out of the race.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 July 2024
After decades of arms control agreements, security cooperation, and a growing consensus about the unacceptability of nuclear weapons, the world is now headed in the opposite direction.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
There’s now a growing consensus that America’s UI system has been broken for decades, cannot handle another recession, and is in urgent need of a major overhaul.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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