to cement
/səˈmɛnt/, /sɪˈmɛnt/
verb
to make something such as an agreement, relationship, etc. stronger
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1The new laws only further cemented the subordinate status of black people.
2The new laws only further cemented the subordinate status of black people.
3His stereotypical New Yorker accent, along with the reference to the Manhattan-set movie Midnight Cowboy, further cements the connection to modern New York.
4Her return in the 2009 sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, cemented her status as one of blockbuster cinema's hottest new stars.
5Cementing your fate.
check
/ˈtʃɛk/
interjection
used to express agreement or to say that something has been dealt with

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1The computer system checks the rider's body movements about 100 times every second.
2Check your local listings.
3Checking the facts.
4- Check your chimple!
5Check the other box.
to come to terms with sb
/kˈʌm tə tˈɜːmz wɪð ˌɛsbˈiː/
phrase
to come to an agreement with someone
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1The experience of coming to terms with defeat can build the resilience and self-awareness necessary to manage academic, social, and physical hurdles.
2But now the AMA is finally beginning to come to terms with racism in its own past.
3So we look at both past and present today in the firm belief that only by coming to terms with history can we free ourselves to create a more just world.
4And he sees then, as he looks back across the ocean, not only does he come to terms with slavery with Sally and James, in a way, becoming domesticated, part of a kind of family that has affective, sentimental ties.
5The pair bonded, thanks to their shared experience as outsiders, and their mutual struggle of coming to terms with powers they don't fully understand.
to commit
/kəˈmɪt/
verb
to be dedicated to a person, cause, policy, etc.
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1And his wife committed suicide.
2My own father committed suicide here on the property.
3- Commit a hit.
4The other robot commits suicide.
5A thousand farmers of India a couple of weeks ago committed mass suicide.
commitment
/kəˈmɪtmənt/
noun
the state of being dedicated to someone or something
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1The word faith means commitment.
2Faith means commitment.
3Commitment means death.
4Commitment might scare some people, especially early on in a relationship.
5Number two is commitment.
compact
/ˈkɑmpækt/, /kəmˈpækt/
noun
an official agreement between people, countries, etc.
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1The whole thing is very compact.
2The electronics in here are incredibly compact.
3Stick your compact on the tape!
4Icebergs on the other hand are compacted snow, an entirely different origin than sea ice.
5The camera, inside the housing, is ultra compact.
to conclude
/kənˈkɫud/
verb
to formally reach an agreement on something
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1When Snow observed the situation in London, he therefore concluded that cholera was spread by tiny fecal particles in the water.
2This scene essentially concludes the film.
3Ladies and gents, that concludes this session.
4Today concludes that revolution.
5Thus, concludes the second season of our series.
concord
/ˈkɑnˌkɔɹd/, /ˈkɑnkɝd/
noun
agreement and peace between people or a group of countries
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1Lexington and Concord, depending on whether you live in Lexington or Concord.
2Had a shop in Concord.
3The concord, a supersonic passenger jet, had a value of 1.4.
4The capital of New Hampshire is Concord.
5British soldiers came to Concord, the greatest fighting force on the planet at the time.
concordant
/kənkˈoːɹdənt/
adjective
following an agreement
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1Prof: Because the melody changes and not all harmonies are concordant with every note.
2The point is that no matter what Dante is touching with his imagination, all the oppositions, all systems of contrarieties, of contrary forms, he tries to always bring them together in a kind of concordance, discordant made concordant again, which is the idea of music.
concordat
/kənkˈoːɹdæt/
noun
a formal agreement, particularly one between a certain country and the Roman Catholic Church
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1The concordat, this peace with the churches is obviously a very important thing.
to concur
/kənˈkɝ/
verb
to have an opinion that is the same as someone else's opinion or agree with them on a matter
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1I concur.
2The Islamic world also concurred.
3I concur.
4Philip Morris concurs.
5- I concur.
concurrence
/kənˈkɝəns/
noun
the state of being in agreement
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1The concurrence by Justice Gorsuch here is scathing.
2First I'll speak to Alito's concurrence.
3HARRY BLACKMUN: There was a concurrence in Seattle Times?
4The vice president would need the concurrence of at least eight of the 15 Cabinet Officers to activate the Declaration of Presidential Disability.
5But notice the concurrence of real geographical settings.
condition
/kənˈdɪʃən/
noun
a rule or term that must be met to reach an agreement or make something possible
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1Conditions were dismal.
2Conditions were worse.
3Today's word is conditions.
4That conditions its spending.
5Conditions are ideal for these birds of prey.
to confirm
/kənˈfɝm/
verb
to make something such as an arrangement, position, etc. more definite
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1Dozens of studies have confirmed that psychotherapy is both effective and efficacious.
2Publicly, U.S. officials have confirmed few details of Ethiopian and their allies' actions.
3Trump's ad-libbed promise of a speech about Russian dirt on Hillary Clinton, three hours after his son confirmed that meeting.
4My mother confirmed his tale.
5Investigations by the European Commission confirm these abysmal conditions.
consensual
/kənˈsɛnsuəɫ/, /kənˈsɛnʃuəɫ/
adjective
agreed with by people in general; agreed to by the people involved
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1Smoking weed is a consensual action.
2We always support consensual kissing.
3It was not consensual.
4It was totally consensual.
5It was consensual completely.
consensus
/kənˈsɛnsəs/
noun
an agreement reached by all members of a group
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1Practice consensus building.
2I built consensus around it.
3Is the consensus, "Yea or nay?"
4So therefore, the key element of a medium of exchange is consensus.
5You need a consensus.
to consent
/kənˈsɛnt/
verb
to give someone permission to do something or to agree to do it
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1Consent is the basis for political legitimacy.
2So you give consent.
3You withdraw consent.
4In the referendum of 2016, the biggest democratic exercise in our history, the British public withdrew that consent.
5Even their silence confers consent.
consent
/kənˈsɛnt/
noun
an agreement or permission for something
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1Consent is the basis for political legitimacy.
2So you give consent.
3You withdraw consent.
4In the referendum of 2016, the biggest democratic exercise in our history, the British public withdrew that consent.
5Even their silence confers consent.
contract
/ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/, /kənˈtɹækt/
noun
an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do
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1On the journey to Scotland, however, the king contracted dysentery.
2Mexico's economy contracted.
3Contract our bits.
4Even the most dedicated mask wearer can still contract the virus.
5The muscles of the uterus, also contract.
to contract
/ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/, /kənˈtɹækt/
verb
to enter or make an official arrangement with someone
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1On the journey to Scotland, however, the king contracted dysentery.
2Mexico's economy contracted.
3Contract our bits.
4Even the most dedicated mask wearer can still contract the virus.
5The muscles of the uterus, also contract.
contractual
/kənˈtɹæktʃuəɫ/
adjective
stated or agreed in a contract
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1it's mostly because of contractual disputes with Samuel Jackson.
2Does that constitute a contractual breach with the question that you have at the bottom of the screen?
3Everything is contractual.
4This release feature liability is a contractual agreement where one party surrenders legal rights or obligations.
5Most relationships are not contractual.
contractually
/kənˈtɹæktʃuəɫi/
adverb
in a way that is stated or agreed in a contract
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1Contractually, we're obliged to.
2At other times, they can just innovate contractually.
3Contractually, did our thing.
4You were contractually obligated?
5They're just working out everything contractually.
convention
/kənˈvɛnʃən/
noun
a formal agreement between countries
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1Convention starts at 10.
2Conventions suck.
3KISS convention.
4The convention almost falls apart.
5Conventions, in this situation, means rules or habits.
cool
/ˈkuɫ/
adjective
used to show agreement or approval of something
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1That means that during emergencies, the plant will cool and stabilize itself without an operator present.
2Cool a penguin.
3Cool your jets, daddy. -
4So much fun - Science is actually cool -
5Cool a movie.
to countenance
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
verb
to agree and not oppose to something that one generally finds unacceptable or unpleasant
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1However, this court should not countenance that argument because it would subject an American citizen to the type of conditions which this court has never subjected an American citizen to before.
2Thus, really, the court couldn't countenance.
3Jeremy Corbyn wouldn't countenance serving under anybody else.
4"My countenance never yet betrayed my feelings."
5They get that name because of their countenance.
covenant
/ˈkəvənənt/
noun
a promise or a formal agreement, particularly one that involves regularly paying a sum of money to someone or an organization
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1Covenant forces inbound!
2This covenant explicitly prohibits murder in Genesis 9, that is, the spilling of human blood.
3He has a covenant.
4They sponsored restrictive covenants.
5He needed that covenant.
to covenant
/ˈkəvənənt/
verb
to legally agree or to promise to do or give something to someone, particularly to make regular payments to a person or organization
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1Covenant forces inbound!
2This covenant explicitly prohibits murder in Genesis 9, that is, the spilling of human blood.
3He has a covenant.
4They sponsored restrictive covenants.
5He needed that covenant.
deal
/ˈdiɫ/
noun
(especially in business or politics) an agreement between two or more parties, on particular conditions
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1He was born into a noble family that owned a good deal of land.
2But fate dealt a heavy blow.
3So sometimes, people are dealt a really good set of hands.
4The top prime day deals include 199 dollar Chromebooks.
5Portal's GlaDOS is dealing the game.
to echo
/ˈɛkoʊ/
verb
to repeat opinions or statements of another person, particularly to show support or agreement
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1Echo the gecko.
2And his personality echoed his size and his bulk.
3Multiple friends and families of his victims echo this statement.
4A serene color palette and plenty of comfy seating echoes the casual vibe of neighboring indoor rooms.
5In many ways, the connections Jim identifies echo the madness of the QAnon network maps.
echo
/ˈɛkoʊ/
noun
repetition of another person's opinions or statements, particularly to show support or agreement
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1Echo the gecko.
2And his personality echoed his size and his bulk.
3Multiple friends and families of his victims echo this statement.
4A serene color palette and plenty of comfy seating echoes the casual vibe of neighboring indoor rooms.
5In many ways, the connections Jim identifies echo the madness of the QAnon network maps.
exactly
/ɪɡˈzæktɫi/
adverb
used to indicate that something is completely accurate or correct
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1But the sun was not exactly above in other locations to the east or west.
2Exactly half way around the earth an International Date Line was created.
3After all, cheese isn’t exactly as addictive as crack.
4Having your own style, exactly.
5- Exactly, drink water.
to fall in with
/fˈɔːl ɪn wɪð/
verb
to agree to something, such as an idea, suggestion, etc.
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1As a teenager, he fell in with a guy called Curio, who was all about blowing Antony’s money on whores, games, and gold.
2By 1984, he had fallen in with two unlikely allies.
3After around half a year of ritualized bartering and trade in Calicut, the fleet fell in with the westerly monsoon winds, and began heading home, laden heavily with foreign luxuries, and ambassadors from Calicut, Quilon, Sumatra, Malacca and beyond.
4He quickly fell in with men he later referred to as having questionable occupations.
5I landed there and fell in with some indie filmmakers.
fine print
/fˈaɪn pɹˈɪnt/
noun
the important details of a contract or legal agreement that are usually printed in very small writing
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1So read that fine print baby!
2Read the fine print.
3Sorry, there's fine print.
4Fine print contracts are destroying your right of freedom of contract.
5But the fine print told a different story.
fist bump
/fˈɪst bˈʌmp/
noun
a way of greeting, celebrating, or showing agreement by slightly hitting someone's fist with one's own
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1No, I know, fist bump!
2Well done, fist bump me.
3But my fist bumps are great!
4Get a fist bump.
5Get a fist bump.
to fist-bump
/fˈɪstbˈʌmp/
verb
to slightly hit someone's fist with one's own as an act of celebration, greeting, or agreement
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1And Senator Lindsey Graham gave her a fist-bump.
2And Senator Lindsey Graham gave her a fist-bump.
3- I've noticed that last time you hung out, she just fist-bumped you.
flat
/ˈfɫæt/
adjective
complete or definite
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1-This bottle of champagne is flat!
2'This table is flat.'
3The bottom is flat.
4A flats or a wing? - Flats are, flats or, flats or a drum.
5Lay the console flat
gentleman's agreement
/dʒˈɛntəlmənz ɐɡɹˈiːmənt/
phrase
an agreement that is based on the mutual trust of the parties, which is of no legal value

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to give someone or something the nod
/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwʌn ɔːɹ sˈʌmθɪŋ ðə nˈɑːd/
phrase
to approve someone or something

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to go along
/ɡˌoʊ ɐlˈɑːŋ/
verb
to express agreement or to show cooperation
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1Trump goes along with it.
2- How's everybody's reading going along?
3The silver and the black go along with New York City skyscraper.
4Trump goes along with that.
5Things are going along very, very well.
to go with
/ɡˈoʊ wɪð/
verb
to accept an offer, plan, etc.

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to go / swim with the tide
/ɡˌoʊ swˈɪm wɪððə tˈaɪd/
phrase
to act or think in the same way as the majority of people in a society
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1I hope wherever you are is in the center of a sunny high pressure area which will be perfect weather to go with the flow in the ocean, which we’ll talk about next week.
2It’s time to sit back, relax, and go with the flow.
3It turns out that lots of things in our universe like to go with the flow.
4And so historically, Congress has just kind of gone with the flow.
5- I don't like to answer questions like that, because I really like to go with the flow.
great minds think alike (fools seldom differ / )
/ɡɹˈeɪt mˈaɪndz θˈɪŋk ɐlˈaɪk fˈuːlz sˈɛldəm dˈɪfɚ/
sentence
used humorously when two people both agree on a particular thing
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1Sometimes they could barely get their words out fast enough, finishing each other's sentences and laughing to acknowledge all that did not need to be said, because as Steve might say, insanely great minds think alike.
2Great minds think alike.
3Great minds think alike, guys. -
4Great minds think alike.
5(Zack) Great minds think alike.

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