accords 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of accord

accords

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noun

plural of accord
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as in treaties
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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Recent Examples of accords
Noun
Hoodoo accords a prominent role to collections of materials, often assembled into sacks or bags, that are deemed to possess supernatural power. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 Sending energy down accords another of Caldwell’s principles of the body and that is balance. Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Since 2020, some 60 countries, mostly Western ones, have signed the accords while many others, notably China, have declined. Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026 Summer perfume conversations are everywhere right now, with industry experts pointing to mood-boosting scents, solar accords and fruity notes as the season’s defining categories. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 Citrus, bergamot, orange blossom and fruity accords show up again and again in formulations designed to elevate mood. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 Citrus notes lead the way for happiness and energy, with bergamot, orange blossom and fruity accords delivering the strongest lift. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 The limited edition elixir features notes of vanilla with watery and fruity accords, amber, apple, and ylang-ylang. Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 17 June 2026 Another is that Texas law accords substantial deference to private associations in their application of membership rules. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accords
Verb
  • The launch also coincides with the unveiling of Dunkin's seasonal fall menu.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This financial reckoning neatly coincides with the ongoing ideological assault.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Its Golden Visa program grants a five-year renewable residence permit (with no requirement to live there full-time) with a property investment as low as €250,000 ($290,000).
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Constitution grants Congress power to assign letters of marque , not the President.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Gone is a hadith likening Christians and Jews to maimed animals; 11th-grade students now learn about coexistence from the Prophet Muhammad’s treaties with Christians and Jews.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Geneva Conventions, a set of treaties governing the conduct of warring parties, which were ratified in the aftermath of the Second World War, forbid the arbitrary detention of civilians.
    Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Other notable laws passed this legislative session included a ban on 287(g) agreements and the Maryland Community Trust Act.
    Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The clearest sign of that ambition is a pair of unannounced K-drama projects DRX has signed agreements around.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Played completely deadpan by Konopka, the character beneath this daft assemblage of aesthetic choices makes no real sense as a functionary in this dry, dark future, much less as its hero.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The public’s loss of trust corresponds with the explosive development of our information ecosystem.
    Danielle K. Brown, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Their size corresponds to the length from the top of the bag down to the bottom.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Misadventure and misbehavior leave him stranded on the porch of a sympathetic chef and restaurateur (Antonio Banderas), whose kitchen offers a tumult of volatile personalities and whose soulful wisdom confers a sense of adult responsibilities.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is tied to their motion or degrees of freedom inside the crystalline material, which also confers multiple flavors or spin patterns to the excitons.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Accords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accords. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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