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
In the interest of comity, then, and in the hopes for an impressively long list of signatories, the hosts would have fudged the question.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
The same day, Zhu Jingyang, the Chinese Ambassador to Colombia, released a flurry of posts celebrating a new age of comity between the two countries.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For India, as well as the countries making a similar bet, this is a risky gamble: the very policies that create comity in the short run are eroding the foundations that will stabilize it over the long run.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
The same day, Zhu Jingyang, the Chinese Ambassador to Colombia, released a flurry of posts celebrating a new age of comity between the two countries.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2025
At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
For India, as well as the countries making a similar bet, this is a risky gamble: the very policies that create comity in the short run are eroding the foundations that will stabilize it over the long run.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comity
Noun
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Despite its listing price history, the bluff-front residence makes harmony look simple.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 July 2025
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The show’s cast is very strong, including the dozen-plus children, who are just as capable as the adults in precisely performing Melissa Glasgow’s challenging choreography and the vocal harmonies coached by music director Richard Dueñez Morrison.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Director Iván Sierra frames it as a meditation on how fear of losing happiness breeds violence – and how true peace lies in confronting inner fears.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Thank you for the willingness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Comity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comity. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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