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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.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conciliation
Noun
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In recent months, however, there have been indications that the strain between father and son may be softening — hinting at the possibility of a reconciliation ahead.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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This document, so often a justification for violence, also contains words of reconciliation, of fortitude and healing.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By embedding exceptions into permanent policy, leaders trade principle for appeasement, and eventually discover that what appeared to be compassion has created confusion.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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History shows that appeasement leads to greater aggression.—
Will Rodriguez-Kennedy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This lack of callout could be construed as a form of acquiescence that the delusion is apt.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In March, with Trump’s more or less full acquiescence, Netanyahu ended a ceasefire with Hamas that the U.S. had brokered in January.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Concerns included graphic illustrations, discussion of drug or alcohol use and transgender acceptance.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Israel did not confirm its acceptance, and when the US has previously touted possible deals, Israeli leaders have publicly pledged to continue their assault.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Conciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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