cons.
1 Americanabbreviation
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consecrated.
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conservative.
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consolidated.
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consonant.
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constable.
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constitution.
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constitutional.
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construction.
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consul.
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consulting.
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Conservative.
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Constable.
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Constitution.
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Consul.
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Consulting.
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Conservative
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Constitution
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Consul
Etymology
Origin of cons.
From the Latin word conservā
Example Sentences
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"I'm not here to talk about pros and cons. I am here to talk about how to get things done," he is heard saying.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“There’s pros. There’s cons. It doesn’t matter—it’s coming.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025
“It’s not like someone came in wavering and we had to talk them out of it, or go over the pros and cons. I think it says a lot about this team.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
"It can work to disintermediate the banking system. And, you know, we need to work through the pros and cons. I don't have a view yet."
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2021
Thomas Chacsper et Christian cons. sue de Rowneton.
From Shakespeare's Family by C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael) Stopes
We may claim the same function for the overlying sensory organ of the Cons. system.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud
According to the fundamental idea of schematic undertaking we can conceive the conscious perception only as the particular activity of an independent system for which the abbreviated designation "Cons." commends itself.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud
The analogy of our Cons. system with the systems of perception relieves us of this embarrassment.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud
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