make compromises
idiom
: to give up something (in order to get along, come to an agreement, etc.)
Both boys will have to make compromises if they are to share the room.
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Like every president, he was compelled to make compromises, some of them distasteful, but many of them unavoidable — and arguably good for the country.
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Sometimes our government has to make compromises the carry out this objective.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 July 2025
The idea that the justices make compromises on cases in order to advance certain positions is one that has been widely discussed, even as the justices try to dissuade any suggestion of dealmaking.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
But, in doing so, he was forced to make compromises.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Sometimes our government has to make compromises the carry out this objective.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 July 2025
The idea that the justices make compromises on cases in order to advance certain positions is one that has been widely discussed, even as the justices try to dissuade any suggestion of dealmaking.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
But, in doing so, he was forced to make compromises.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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“Make compromises.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20compromises. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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