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
Gaiman also denied the previous allegations against him, and claimed all of his relationships were consensual.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
He was not charged, and Hegseth said the allegations were false and that the encounter was consensual.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Calling previous accusations consensual and denying any assaults, the CAA-repped Gaiman has not addressed the new claims, which are complicated in the eyes of some by the NDAs and apparent ongoing communications with the author by several of the women.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Clarified After Interview Confusion Mark defended his bestiality saying their relationship was consensual and even kissed her on the mouth.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
He was not charged, and Hegseth said the allegations were false and that the encounter was consensual.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Calling previous accusations consensual and denying any assaults, the CAA-repped Gaiman has not addressed the new claims, which are complicated in the eyes of some by the NDAs and apparent ongoing communications with the author by several of the women.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Clarified After Interview Confusion Mark defended his bestiality saying their relationship was consensual and even kissed her on the mouth.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
Adjective
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The special relationship between belay partners is what elevates climbing from a myopic pursuit of personal excellence to a reciprocal experience.—
Lucie Hanes,
Outside Online,
18 Jan. 2025
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Many CEOs worry about the potential of large-scale tariffs to trigger reciprocal trade wars and inflation, as well as the inflationary implications of immigration policy turbulence.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Open arms By Saturday, the mutual aid hub and surrounding street corners within the Altadena evac zone were transformed once more.—
Mel Buer,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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The two battled for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in a duel that began with policy differences and descended into mutual personal ridicule.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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These nodes establish bilateral off-chain channels, bypassing Bitcoin's on-chain limitations, and only record transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain when funds are transferred to or from the Lightning Network.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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What happens when the US shows up to multilateral fora or bilateral conversations and does not prioritize setting the rules of the road for the clean energy economy?—
Matt Reynolds,
WIRED,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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