as in harmony
peaceful coexistence
the comity that has always existed among the town's houses of worship
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Recent Examples of comity
But one suggestion, comity, said much about the state of the Illinois GOP.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The comity on school spending, however, shuns a debate that California’s politicians should be having — what to do about the system’s chronically subpar academic achievement.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
No private person’s natural rights could trump those of the community: preserving peace, order, and comity.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Cumulatively, these trends will slow the growth of one of the biggest sources of comity between the two countries: the nearly four million Indian Americans.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The comity on school spending, however, shuns a debate that California’s politicians should be having — what to do about the system’s chronically subpar academic achievement.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
No private person’s natural rights could trump those of the community: preserving peace, order, and comity.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, Harpers Magazine, 4 June 2025
Cumulatively, these trends will slow the growth of one of the biggest sources of comity between the two countries: the nearly four million Indian Americans.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comity
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But even a full-bodied brass section and some formidable multi-part harmonies can’t stop the song from fading into a 18-track lineup of anemic lounge-funk flips with near-uniform tempos.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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Obviously, geopolitical harmony is good for our business.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The new agreement says that Ukraine’s sovereignty and its ability to defend itself are non-negotiable elements of any peace deal and warned that its self-defense is essential to its own security and wider Euro-Atlantic stability.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Comity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comity. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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