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as in rapprochement
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Recent Examples of détente
Penn was a tireless critic of President George W. Bush, visiting Baghdad in 2002 ahead of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq the following year to urge a detente between the two nations.
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EW.com, 7 May 2025
That means a surge of orders sparked by a detente between the superpowers will likely overwhelm the network, causing delays and boosting costs.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Europe generally speaking is on Ukraine’s side, wants a settlement to the war to be as close to Kyiv’s preferences as possible and isn’t wiling to explore a detente with Moscow until the war is over.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Higher-level American and Russian diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia to float ceasefire ideas and a wider detente, while lower-level diplomatic meetings began in the new venue of Turkey last week to address the technical details of embassies reopening.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
And on Tuesday, officials from Canada and the United States agreed to meet later this week to negotiate their trade disagreements, a potential detente in an escalating trade war.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
EW.com, 7 May 2025
That means a surge of orders sparked by a detente between the superpowers will likely overwhelm the network, causing delays and boosting costs.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Europe generally speaking is on Ukraine’s side, wants a settlement to the war to be as close to Kyiv’s preferences as possible and isn’t wiling to explore a detente with Moscow until the war is over.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025
Higher-level American and Russian diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia to float ceasefire ideas and a wider detente, while lower-level diplomatic meetings began in the new venue of Turkey last week to address the technical details of embassies reopening.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
And on Tuesday, officials from Canada and the United States agreed to meet later this week to negotiate their trade disagreements, a potential detente in an escalating trade war.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for détente
Noun
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The United States has become increasingly irritated with the glacial pace of progress towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, more overtly criticizing Russia's recalcitrance to ink a deal despite pursuing a rapprochement with the Kremlin.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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As President Trump pursues a striking rapprochement with Moscow, the company has emerged as an early test of whether American businesses that fled Russia early in the war will return.—
Anton Troianovski,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If anything, acquiescence would create a further basis to claim that the university is not compliant, which risks even more encroachments on academic freedom.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2025
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Details of such bills are typically negotiated between the two parties, particularly because votes in the Senate require 60 votes to pass, effectively requiring acquiescence of the minority party.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although adoption faces technological and user acceptance hurdles, immersive technologies promise revolutionary potential for parsing rapid-fire financial information.—
Murugan Lakshmanan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Harriette Cole: My twins are getting snappish over college acceptance Asking Eric: A cemetery guard ruined my father’s funeral, and that was just the start This includes stating your belief that your explanations may not be believed.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
7 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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