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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
The pact’s first film Mutiny, starring Jason Statham, will be released by Lionsgate next year.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Ward inked a three-year, $60 million deal, and Bynum signed a four-year, $60 million pact.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Communists were also the most vigorous foes of fascism—except for twenty-two notorious months beginning in late August 1939, when the USSR signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the rules of origin in the Southeast Asian pacts are still hazy at best, with no firm commitments from either side.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Ward inked a three-year, $60 million deal, and Bynum signed a four-year, $60 million pact.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
Communists were also the most vigorous foes of fascism—except for twenty-two notorious months beginning in late August 1939, when the USSR signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
At the same time, the rules of origin in the Southeast Asian pacts are still hazy at best, with no firm commitments from either side.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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Since the aging vessels of the shadow fleet do not meet these requirements, such a treaty would deny them entry into the straits.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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In 1992, more than 150 countries signed a UN treaty to limit the alarming rise of planet-heating pollution.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There’s near-universal agreement from all kinds of housing observers that the affordability crisis is one of (non)-supply and demand.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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