growing consensus

noun

: increasing agreement among people

There is a growing consensus about/on the need for further investigation.

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There is a growing consensus that our students are falling behind, especially in math and science. —

Reynold Verret, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 The growing consensus among experts is that black plastic poses risks to human health and the environment. —

Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024 The United States is likely to find this a painful adjustment, especially with the growing consensus in Washington that engaging Beijing has failed and that a tougher approach is necessary to preserve U.S. interests. —

Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2020 One of the past decade’s biggest megatrends in ecology and biology is the growing consensus that sentience — and intelligence — are far more common than had been believed. —

Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for growing consensus

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