reconciliation
noun
rec·on·cil·i·a·tion
ˌre-kən-ˌsi-lē-ˈā-shən 
1
: the action of reconciling : the state of being reconciled
2
: the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance
3
US government
: a legislative process that enables expedited passage of a bill relating to certain matters in the federal budget by a simple majority of votes
used reconciliation to repeal the bill passed during the prior session of Congress
Aides to senior House Republicans said Thursday that committee chairmen were meeting now to decide whether a budget plan … will include parliamentary language, known as reconciliation instructions, that would allow much of a Republican health care plan to pass the filibuster-prone Senate with a simple majority.—
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Jonathan WeismanExamples of reconciliation in a Sentence
Signing the trade agreement was praised as an act of reconciliation between the two countries.
He contacted us in hopes of a reconciliation.
a reconciliation of opposing views
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Despite reconciliation rumor speculation in the comments of the post, a source told PEOPLE at the time that the exes are not back together.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The endorsement would mark a reconciliation between the two longtime New York politicians, each of whom had escalated attacks against the other before Adams ended his campaign.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But after Harry’s recent meeting with his father, after over a year, is there now a possibility of reconciliation with William?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The movie ends with a moment of reconciliation, when Bruce greets his father after a concert and shares a few words with him.
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
The endorsement would mark a reconciliation between the two longtime New York politicians, each of whom had escalated attacks against the other before Adams ended his campaign.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
But after Harry’s recent meeting with his father, after over a year, is there now a possibility of reconciliation with William?
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconciliation
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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