as in manners
the ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them
that candidate is thought to lack the diplomacy necessary in dealing with people of power and influence
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Recent Examples of diplomacy
Trump's Gulf tour: personal diplomacy and family business intersect
On Air Force, Trump warmed to his theme.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Transactional diplomacy, moreover, has not advanced any of Turkey’s most urgent national interests.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Such a huge cut was intended to kneecap diplomacy, not improve it.
—Frank McNeil, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
The ceasefire should last for 30 days to give diplomacy a real chance.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 May 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Transactional diplomacy, moreover, has not advanced any of Turkey’s most urgent national interests.
—Mustafa Kutlay, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2025
Such a huge cut was intended to kneecap diplomacy, not improve it.
—Frank McNeil, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
The ceasefire should last for 30 days to give diplomacy a real chance.
—Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomacy
Noun
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This is not so much a question of good manners as good visibility.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Minding your manners will make the trip better for everyone.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shenkman said the City Council’s decisions apparently rested on whether keeping communities in tact was more important than the potential effects of packing that community into a single vote.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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For many union members across the country, his anti-immigrant tact has been troubling.—
Gary LaBarbera,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Still, 70% of our business has some degree of traffic sensitivity.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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The band is asking for a heightened level of sensitivity.—
Lawrence Burney,
Pitchfork,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Written with filmmaker Matt Yoka, Possession marries the Band’s Americana with T. Rex’s fuzzy glam, anchored by Segall’s always-stellar guitar gallantry.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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His offense: saving the damned with the melancholic gallantry of a real angel of history.—
Harmony Holiday,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Florida, for example, prohibits state institutions from giving preferential consideration for employment, admission, or promotion.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The measure, which would implement much of Trump’s second-term agenda, will now go to the Senate for consideration.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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“Diplomacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomacy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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