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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Recent Examples of pact
Disney+ has made similar pacts with the UK’s ITV and Germany’s ZDF.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 June 2026
The pact gives Kinepolis 164 screens to add to its portfolio that includes 122 cinemas worldwide, for a total of 1,314 screens.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 June 2026
The new pact, then, runs through 2030 and would take the veteran head coach through his 67th birthday.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
The trickiness around how to regulate cross-border data flows was one hurdle to the signing of ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), potentially the world’s first regional comprehensive digital trade pact.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 June 2026
The pact gives Kinepolis 164 screens to add to its portfolio that includes 122 cinemas worldwide, for a total of 1,314 screens.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 11 June 2026
The new pact, then, runs through 2030 and would take the veteran head coach through his 67th birthday.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
The trickiness around how to regulate cross-border data flows was one hurdle to the signing of ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), potentially the world’s first regional comprehensive digital trade pact.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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The difference in treaties can lead to differential tax treatment for the country’s taxpayers.—
Nathan Goldman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Tribal Chairman Steve Sitting Bear said Standing Rock will consider its options to uphold its treaty rights, ensure safe water, and hold the government and corporations accountable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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As part of the distribution agreement, the slate will also roll out in mainland China via Xiaohongshu, the digital lifestyle platform whose daily active user base tops 200 million.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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