agrees

present tense third-person singular of agree
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as in bargains
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action since we couldn't agree, we tossed a coin to decide the matter

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Recent Examples of agrees Louisville, Kentucky, designer Bethany Adams agrees that ‘bright tomato red’ doesn’t have a place in the kitchen. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026 Milanesi agrees safeguards should be in place, but isn’t convinced AI replacing humans on spreadsheets is necessarily inviting a higher risk of error. Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Zachary Parrish, a co-founder of the Secular Education Association, agrees. Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Taken with each other, Celine agrees to continue talking with Jesse in Vienna before his morning flight. David Faris, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera agrees. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Accountability starts when a company agrees to redesign its product. Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Delphine Jelk, Guerlain master perfumer and creative director of fragrance, agrees. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026 Jones agrees and explains how clutter can act like a huge roadblock to achieving a chill look. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agrees
Verb
  • The drop coincides with a 27% cut in enforcement and collection staffing at the IRS, as part of Elon Musk's campaign to boost government efficiency.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But when a work emergency forces Daisy’s father and Celeste’s ex-husband (Jacob Scipio) to drop her off unexpectedly, their reunion coincides with a nearby military experiment going catastrophically awry.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The union usually bargains in the same year as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA and directors’ union the Directors Guild of America.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One potential—though untested—workaround would be for conferences, which are private entities, to serve as a joint employer that bargains with a players’ union.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Obeid’s approach to covering the Dearborn restaurant scene goes beyond spots with trending offerings and a social media allure, a market Chami admits has its flaws.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Logins admits that pretty much anyone with a good freezer can achieve similar effects.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The first possibility corresponds to what happens before an observation.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Each set of three bases in the DNA corresponds to a specific amino acid (with three exceptions, each of which signals the end of the protein).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • What could be better than a book that can be read in one long gasp and which blends Wharton’s biting social commentary with sublime flights about the body and the seasons?
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Intertwining past and present, the film fluidly blends color dramatic sequences with black-and-white archival footage, newsreels and amateur home movies.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Production designer Chris Seagers concurs, noting that everyone takes their cues from Scott’s storyboards and sketches.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Walsh, the Unite Here - Local 365 official, concurs, and says that’s also true at hotels.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026

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“Agrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agrees. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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