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Recent Examples of entente
Particularly important has been Hamas’s long-standing entente with Islamic Jihad.
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Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.
—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
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Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Central to this deal is the distinct entente between Putin and Bibi.
—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
See All Example Sentences for entente
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entente
Noun
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Opponents worry about breaking existing environmental protections for the region, and endangering the treaty altogether.—
Christian Elliott,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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The safety briefings are required by the International Maritime Organization’s International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Convention—a treaty first adopted in 1912 after the Titanic sank.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pine and Teddy’s alliance costs Teddy his life in that final confrontation with Roper in the jungle.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trump has governed as if sovereignty resides not in institutions, laws, or alliances, but in the personal discretion of the executive.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pact with Washington, Oregon and four Native American tribes had allowed for a pause in the litigation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The pact with Washington, Oregon and four Native American tribes had allowed for a pause in the litigation.—
Claire Rush,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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