détentes

noun

variants or detentes
plural of détente
as in rapprochements

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  1. acceptances
  2. concessions
Noun
  • As his offers continued to stack up, Pruitt learned about Madison Crowell, a 2024 graduate of Georgia's Liberty County High School who was believed to hold a national record with 231 college acceptances and about $15 million in scholarships.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • The class received more than 1,300 college acceptances, including several who earned full-ride scholarships.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of acceptances
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  • That makes it potentially the one real chance the new Democratic majority in Congress has to extract concessions from a president who is already pledging to veto their agenda.
    — Spencer Kimball,Garrett Downs,Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Justin Papp, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Iranian officials have maintained that any agreement depends on American concessions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of concessions
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“Détentes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tentes. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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