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
What followed were decades of a seemingly endless cycle of skirmishes, all-out wars, and (sometimes failed) peace accords. Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 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
  • This boom coincides with the rise of travel influencers and reviewers, whose detailed video content attracts millions of views and shapes consumer decisions.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This year, that peak coincides almost perfectly with a new moon, leaving skies virtually free of moonlight and allowing even faint meteors to shine.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While Josh Kushner avoids the spotlight and rarely grants interviews, the success of his venture capital investment firm, Thrive Capital, has boosted him to mogul status in the past few years.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Fans can secure tickets to Global Citizen Festival by entering a free ticket lottery or by making a $25 charitable donation, which instantly grants them a ticket.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Before Screen Scotland, Davis spent seven years as the BFI’s head of international, helping broker the organization’s co-production treaties with China and Brazil.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • The Virgo Moon moves through your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources, highlighting money, emotional stakes, private agreements, and what needs more precision.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As of last year, all 67 counties had signed cooperation agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to the Florida Sheriffs Association.
    Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 14 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 most popular choices are either a double-sided safety razor (usually with a butterfly mechanism that makes changing blades easy) or a straight razor (also called a cutthroat razor).
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Individual choices look unremarkable, but across enough text, the pattern becomes detectable.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That corresponds with the city’s overall vacancy rate plummeting to its lowest point in nearly 60 years.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • At the center of the bipartisan legislation is NIL, short for name, image and likeness, which corresponds to a student athlete’s ability to use their personal brand to make money.
    Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 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 17 Aug. 2026.

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