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or detente
as in rapprochement
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Recent Examples of détente
Yet, the importance of a detente with its G20 neighbor is paramount for Armenia’s pragmatic President Nikol Pashinyan.
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Cracks in that detente began to appear just a week after the tariff pause.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters The trade detente between Washington and Beijing appears to be cracking.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 2 June 2025
But at this early stage in the race, there’s no sign of a detente.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The war of words marked an end to a two and a half week detente between the president and Musk.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 1 July 2025
The market is now positioned for further cooling of trade frictions, raising the bar for what is considered progress well beyond what last week's vague and contingent detente between the U.S. and China could meet.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 June 2025
That followed a tariff detente between the US and China and an earnings season that showed Nvidia’s biggest customers remain full-steam ahead on capital spending related to artificial intelligence infrastructure, where the chipmaker dominates.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Such fears led to intelligence-policy breakdowns over estimates of enemy strength in the Vietnam War and estimates of Soviet missile capabilities in the early years of detente.
—Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025
Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Cracks in that detente began to appear just a week after the tariff pause.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 3 June 2025
Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters The trade detente between Washington and Beijing appears to be cracking.
—Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 2 June 2025
But at this early stage in the race, there’s no sign of a detente.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The war of words marked an end to a two and a half week detente between the president and Musk.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 1 July 2025
The market is now positioned for further cooling of trade frictions, raising the bar for what is considered progress well beyond what last week's vague and contingent detente between the U.S. and China could meet.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 June 2025
That followed a tariff detente between the US and China and an earnings season that showed Nvidia’s biggest customers remain full-steam ahead on capital spending related to artificial intelligence infrastructure, where the chipmaker dominates.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
Such fears led to intelligence-policy breakdowns over estimates of enemy strength in the Vietnam War and estimates of Soviet missile capabilities in the early years of detente.
—Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for détente
Noun
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The moves reflect just how much the US leader has turned against his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in recent weeks: Trump spoke positively of Putin in his first term, and sought a rapprochement with Russia in the initial months of his second.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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The most likely accelerants seem to be a wholly unexpected Azeri-Armenia rapprochement, hitherto historical enemies, and the US offer to provide an American company to preside over, i.e. defend from Russia, the Zangezur Corridor going through Armenia.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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The federal government’s success in strong-arming Ryan to resign and the UVA Board’s acquiescence to it have been viewed by higher education officials as one more alarming step by the Trump administration to strip away university autonomy and self-governance.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Too many have chosen the politics of non-engagement, which is at best a hair’s breadth away from acquiescence or complicity.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
Noun
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This mindset shift is essential for reducing fear of AI and increasing acceptance.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Fons' belief in public education drives his concern about the acceptance of voucher and charter schools in Milwaukee and elsewhere.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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