variants
or detente
1
: the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between nations)
diplomats brokering a détente
also
: a policy promoting this
2
: a period of détente
the beginning of a détente
Examples of détente in a Sentence
as the countries move toward détente
the start of a détente
Recent Examples on the Web
Some Republicans still hope for a detente between the two men, although that seemed unlikely on Friday as Trump brushed off the idea of an impending makeup call.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
In the weeks since the fragile detente, Washington has accused Beijing of slow-walking approvals for rare earth exports and reneging on its promise made in Geneva, with Trump expressing increasing urgency to speak to his Chinese counterpart to iron things out.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Mixed Trump Trump unquestionably gains from the tariff detente with China and from the stock market recovery.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Goldman Sachs said Wednesday after Trump’s partial detente that recession chances in the United States were still a coin flip.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
This combination of policies was a profound break from the Nixon/Gerald Ford years, when tax cuts were not seriously considered, the priority with the Soviets was detente and arms control, and safety net programs were largely protected.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
Stamp reveals rare moment between Bush and Trump families
The stamp unveiling appeared to be at least a momentary detente between the families that have helmed the Republican party.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Then, on Tuesday, Rivas and Schultz announced a detente with Krell.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
In the weeks since the fragile detente, Washington has accused Beijing of slow-walking approvals for rare earth exports and reneging on its promise made in Geneva, with Trump expressing increasing urgency to speak to his Chinese counterpart to iron things out.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Mixed Trump Trump unquestionably gains from the tariff detente with China and from the stock market recovery.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
Goldman Sachs said Wednesday after Trump’s partial detente that recession chances in the United States were still a coin flip.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
This combination of policies was a profound break from the Nixon/Gerald Ford years, when tax cuts were not seriously considered, the priority with the Soviets was detente and arms control, and safety net programs were largely protected.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 22 May 2025
Stamp reveals rare moment between Bush and Trump families
The stamp unveiling appeared to be at least a momentary detente between the families that have helmed the Republican party.
—James Powel, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Then, on Tuesday, Rivas and Schultz announced a detente with Krell.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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