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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accords
Noun
Interim peace accords in the 1990s recognized their water rights but preserved a system that allocated some 80% of water pumped from the main aquifer for Israeli use. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026 The accords failed to stop the war, creating a frozen conflict with an ever-rising human toll that ultimately gave way to a full-scale invasion. — David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 The military value of these accords is unknown, and indeed, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are a first test for the latter agreement. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 Sol de Janeiro is turning up the intensity on its signature body mists, with this take on Cheirosa 62 amplifying a trio of pistachio, vanilla absolute and amber accords. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 Booze, black pepper, and leather accords give the note a sultry, noir bend, while white musks and soft florals transform vanilla into something comforting and cocooning. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 In November 2008, agreement was reached on far-reaching trade accords, including direct shipping, expansion of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108, and introduction of up to 60 cargo flights per month. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accords
Verb
  • The greatest flooding occurs when the peak storm surge coincides with high tide.
    — Brian Tang, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The chain’s Tennessee expansion coincides with Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, moving to the state.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The artists grants and the Culture Stability Fund are both great opportunities to be able to meet the needs of the field, which is facing those federal funding cuts, as well as facing challenges with real estate and displacement.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Air Canada Aeroplan® Credit Card comes with automatic 25K Elite status, and the IHG One Rewards Premier Credit Card grants you automatic Platinum status.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • International treaties and agreements govern the use and proliferation of the inputs used to create biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Most governments agreed to deal with them through a patchwork of treaties and multilateral bodies that sought to guarantee freedom of navigation in international waters and assign coastal seabeds to adjacent littoral states.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Other laws, agreements and workplace rules can affect what happens from there.
    — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That’s why Aston Martin has technology agreements in place with its current engine supplier, Mercedes-Benz, and EV-only Lucid.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 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
  • Under the state's system, ballots that display voters' choices and electronic ballot images created by the scanners that read them are randomized.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Verizon’s decision to drop Starz deprives its customers of access to a unique slate of programming that cannot be found anywhere else and leaves viewers with fewer choices.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The flight number corresponds to a flight that typically travels from Dubai to Muscat.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This corresponds with an important point in the evolution of the universe called the Epoch of Reionization.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On the afternoon of commencement, in May, about a thousand people filed into the United Supermarkets Arena, the basketball coliseum where Texas Tech confers its law degrees.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine confers a high degree of protection.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Accords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accords. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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