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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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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
Srinivasan Sivabalan, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The accord, which touches 2 billion people, came after nearly two decades of negotiations.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The check-in couldn’t feel less check-in-like—given you can’t leave the atoll of your own accord, nobody is (ever) chasing you for signatures and passports and documentation.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Despite bipartisan accord on avoiding another shutdown, some of the bills still face serious hurdles in the Senate.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
As a result of the sweeping rally across emerging markets, bonds prices are increasingly moving on their own accord, instead of in-line with the US.
—Srinivasan Sivabalan, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The accord, which touches 2 billion people, came after nearly two decades of negotiations.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
The check-in couldn’t feel less check-in-like—given you can’t leave the atoll of your own accord, nobody is (ever) chasing you for signatures and passports and documentation.
—Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Despite bipartisan accord on avoiding another shutdown, some of the bills still face serious hurdles in the Senate.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accord
Verb
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That was the preliminary benchmark revision, an annual first-look estimate that coincides with the release of the first-quarter QCEW data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her career hiatus coincided with the termination of her conservatorship – which lasted nearly 14 years – in November 2021, following a case that brought intense scrutiny to her personal life and troubled past and also prompted a movement led by longtime fans.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese tech giants ByteDance and Tencent have been granted conditional approvals by Beijing to purchase a certain amount of H200s, Reuters reported last month, citing anonymous sources.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The blow was particularly devastating because the show has no big investors or grant financing, Smook said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Analysts said the treaty is becoming increasingly important to Australia while tensions with China in the region are growing.—
NINIEK KARMINI,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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President George Washington testified before the entire Senate in 1789 about treaties with Native Americans.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The Chinese navy and China Coast Guard carry out activities in relevant waters in strict accordance with China's domestic laws and international law.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Health officials are working to secure more agreements with pharmaceutical companies to expand the selection of prescription drugs on the platform.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The truth is that the chief has not adequately addressed questions related to the implementation of the agreement.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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While there is broad agreement that the nine-member presidential council should step aside after failing to make headway against gangs or oversee the organization of elections, consensus has broken down over what and who should replace it.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The team has at least one top-100 prospect going off media consensus.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Casado also seemed to enjoy himself, reminding fans of his breakout performances last year at times, but De Jong remains first-choice in that midfield role.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The show is presented as a response to the official Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show headlined by Bad Bunny as the choice of the Puerto Rican mega-star drew backlash from conservatives.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, the new subdivisions corresponded nicely to a map that Hintiryan and colleagues published in 2016 based on an entirely different technique, which traced connections between the caudoputamen and other regions.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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The system naturally tries to settle into its lowest-energy state, which corresponds to the best solution to the problem.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Accord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accord. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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