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as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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as in to grant
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
this undated map doesn't seem to be in accord with the current layout of the streets
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3
as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed
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as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
did not move to a different workstation of her own accord
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Recent Examples of accord
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
Tang Chhin Sothy—AFP/Getty Images Advertisement The accord itself is also up in the air still.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
If the continent’s two largest economies demonstrated a strong commitment to regional integration and trade, investors would be more inclined to take advantage of the accord and commit to production in the region, stimulating further cooperation across the free trade area.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
Shortly after being asked to put his home up as collateral, Terry Rozier walked out of the Orlando courthouse of his own accord.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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Robinson reportedly left on her own accord and was not fired.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
Tang Chhin Sothy—AFP/Getty Images Advertisement The accord itself is also up in the air still.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
If the continent’s two largest economies demonstrated a strong commitment to regional integration and trade, investors would be more inclined to take advantage of the accord and commit to production in the region, stimulating further cooperation across the free trade area.
—Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
Shortly after being asked to put his home up as collateral, Terry Rozier walked out of the Orlando courthouse of his own accord.
—Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
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Xi’s and Lee’s banter coincided with hints of warming relations between the two Asian nations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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All that having been said, Mahomes is expected to make up some ground with Dick’s Sporting Goods in the latter half of the season, as the retailer tends to reserve the bulk of its NFL spend to coincide with the November-December holiday shopping spree.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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The final shape of Fence was to be determined by whatever land-use permissions were granted to the Christos.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Russia and Venezuela have signed multiple agreements in recent years, including a strategic partnership treaty aimed at expanding military and economic cooperation.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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None of those countries had signed the treaty.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The classified documents case was one of two federal cases that were dropped in accordance with a longstanding Department of Justice policy not to prosecute a sitting president.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The strikes ended when the WGA reached an agreement with the AMPTP in September 2023, followed by SAG-AFTRA that November.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Nov. 2025
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That figure, which is provided by payrolls processing company ADP, beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate for an increase of 22,000.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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But precisely because nobody could win the argument, no consensus was reached.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The best heroes are beloved because their choices — admirable, messy, or otherwise — are hard ones made in service of something greater.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two were impeccably dressed as Gomez and Morticia Addams, which is a canonically Gay couple costume choice — Lakshmi, as Morticia, was holding scissors in one of the posts, for crying out loud.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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Morelli also corresponded with the man obtaining the videos for him and asked that the torture of the animals be prolonged in subsequent videos, according to a copy of the indictment filed in the case and obtained by PEOPLE.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This new forecast corresponds to upside of around 11%.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Accord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accord. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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