growing consensus
noun
: increasing agreement among people
There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.
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Jon Hicks/Getty Images On the heels of the Surgeon General's warning about the cancer risks of alcohol, there's a growing consensus that less is better.
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Her victory reflects the growing consensus on housing in a city long known for its resistance to growth.
—Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
The new findings add to a growing consensus that there may be more to the moon’s history than what the Apollo samples revealed.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The department’s call is one more sign of the growing consensus that smart devices and screens need to be brought under control in the nation’s schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
Her victory reflects the growing consensus on housing in a city long known for its resistance to growth.
—Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
The new findings add to a growing consensus that there may be more to the moon’s history than what the Apollo samples revealed.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The department’s call is one more sign of the growing consensus that smart devices and screens need to be brought under control in the nation’s schools.
—Peter Greene, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Growing consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growing%20consensus. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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