détente

variants or detente

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for détente
Noun
  • At the same time, the challenging—and shared—terrain fostered a welcome sense of rapprochement, with UK delegates returning to European fold for the first time since Brexit.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ten years ago, President Obama brokered an extraordinary, historic rapprochement with Cuba, when Raúl Castro, the brother of Fidel, was the President.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 29 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
  • But the film is most moving in its quieter moments, when the longest and most painful goodbye mellows into something like acceptance, tinged with gratitude for the moments that remain to be lived.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, questions about privacy and public acceptance will influence the extent to which this technology is adopted.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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