conciliation

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Recent Examples of conciliation Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conciliation
Noun
  • Like Sir Clive Alderton, Prince William’s issues reportedly stem from not being on board with the Prince Harry reconciliation.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The program traces a path from Zehetmair’s contemporary turbulence back through the romantic reconciliation of Johannes Brahms’ last orchestral work to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final symphony.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Various social groups may push for change, and at times hegemons may make apparent concessions to these groups; these concessions are reforms implemented as an appeasement to prevent unrest or revolution.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And since complete capitulation is no longer justified and the appeasement of bullies never works, Harvard Trustees should forgo the reported ongoing settlement negotiations with the Trump Administration and see the legal battle through to the end.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet, the lesson of the Voting Rights Act is that the response to these setbacks isn’t despair or acquiescence.
    Time, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this revenge is the acquiescence of his support base and the GOP representatives to the raw hatred unleashed by our Emir of Evil.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These fourth-generation reactors may also meet safety requirements more easily and gain public acceptance, researchers say.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • When writer Liana Satenstein reached out to designer Zoe Latta and Eckhaus Latta’s PR team about bringing her 6-month-old son, Sy, to the brand’s spring 2026 show, she wasn’t just met with acceptance, but enthusiasm.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Conciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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