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
In 1993 – 15 years later – secret talks during the Clinton administration led to the Oslo accords, under which the PLO recognized Israel, and a Palestinian governing authority was created for the West Bank. Carl Leubsdorf, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 Ali said there have been other examples throughout world history of rebel groups cooperating with peace accords after long periods of fighting. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025 Under the accords, Israel is to release 250 Palestinian prisoners and more than 1,700 detainees. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 Trade ties remain intact, but the broader regional integration envisioned under the accords has yet to materialize, Semafor reported. Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Prior to the accords, only Jordan and Egypt had recognized Israel. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Oct. 2025 But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants. Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Not every major player has signed those accords (notably China and Russia); however, other nations have signaled alternative approaches to resource governance and cooperation. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 Instead, a new era is emerging—one shaped less by sweeping international accords and more by markets, technology, and innovative partnerships and coalitions. Sebastian Buckup, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accords
Verb
  • The Philippines is entering a demographic juncture as slowing population growth coincides with a rising number of working-age and dependent individuals, a senior official said this week.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The timeline coincides with an orbital alignment around the sun that would shorten the journey between Earth and Mars.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Parole grants temporary protection from deportation, allowing individuals to stay in the country for a limited period.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Supreme Court only grants about 1% of petitions, so the odds are long.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The appropriations were meant to provide homes for the tribes in Northern California who were without lands due to unratified treaties.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • These developments could undermine decades of nuclear non-proliferation efforts and heighten global security risks, particularly as existing treaties approach expiration.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Historically, federal and state agencies have worked to broker agreements with landowners whose properties border public lands to ensure public access, but those processes can take years.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Besides their important representative basis, the choices play an important role in the Artemis program.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Citi’s $48 price target corresponds to an upside of more than 11%.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The ZIP code on the filing corresponds to the New York borough.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump could also try to invoke Section 301, which confers powers to combat unfair trade practices, or Section 232, which applies to national security situations.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, the population accumulates mutations and sometimes one of them confers an advantage to the species.
    D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Over the course of the 21st century, several mutual defense pacts that looked ironclad on paper have collapsed under fire.
    Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025

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