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Recent Examples of entente
Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Allegedly, Gilles Jacob, the Cannes president at the time, had to jump in to soothe both parties toward an entente.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
That all sounds nice, but their group was too small—only about twenty-five thousand members at its peak—to effect such an entente.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Rather than an entente between rivals, the format became gladiatorial.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
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Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Allegedly, Gilles Jacob, the Cannes president at the time, had to jump in to soothe both parties toward an entente.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
That all sounds nice, but their group was too small—only about twenty-five thousand members at its peak—to effect such an entente.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Rather than an entente between rivals, the format became gladiatorial.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for entente
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entente
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In 2026, the governance vacuum will deepen—the Indus Waters Treaty suspended, Ethiopia’s Nile dam operational with no binding agreement, China building the world’s largest dam with no downstream treaty.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
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After 15 years, Spanish troops dispersed the settlement—which had grown to 4,000, and had its own cavalry—but subsequent maroon groups forced colonizers to sign treaties with them.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Denmark’s Frederiksen had previously warned that an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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From alliance to resentment Understanding the full meaning of the slogan requires historical context.—
Kamran Talattof,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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The goal of the pact is to strengthen military capabilities in the Pacific, aiming to promote deterrence and stability in a region that has seen a major buildup by China.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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On the video side, Amazon this year has been busy signing up DSP partners, inking recent pacts with Netflix, Disney and Roku for programmatic ad sales.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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