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
Henry has said his relationship with Eckhart was consensual.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Following the alleged rape, Combs tried to bribe the woman into saying the assault was consensual and offered her money, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Bishop maintains that the incident that landed him in prison was consensual and sees his prosecution as part of a larger story.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Following the alleged rape, Combs tried to bribe the woman into saying the assault was consensual and offered her money, according to the complaint.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025
Tate and the woman claimed their actions were consensual.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
Bishop maintains that the incident that landed him in prison was consensual and sees his prosecution as part of a larger story.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consensual
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consensual
Adjective
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The baseline tariff went into effect at 12:01 am EDT Saturday, and the reciprocal tariffs will begin April 9.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Back as Elon Musk for Trump’s rambling Rose Garden announcement of reciprocal tariffs kneecapping the global economy, the literally and figuratively glitchy DOGE chief offered an increasingly anti-Tesla America a new electric option.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Shared goals, cultural fit and mutual trust are preconditions for success in creating marketing campaigns that resonate with your audience.—
Michael Kuzminov,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The mutual tariffs threaten to hurt domestic industries and are poised to result in layoffs.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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She was diagnosed with bilateral, multi-focal, multi-quadrant, stage 1 Luminal B breast cancer.—
Danielle Pergament,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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Newsom now has some time to plan ahead, negotiate directly with global trading partners, launch bilateral negotiations and dispatch trade missions abroad.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Consensual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consensual. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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