entente

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Recent Examples of entente In the Baltics and Taiwan similar ententes with Ukraine are under way. — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 But some multipolar systems have been stable and long lasting, such as the Congress of Vienna in 1815, an entente between Europe’s great powers that held for nearly a century. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for entente
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Noun
  • Without a treaty change or a Pentagon-wide policy, commands and contractors retain broad discretion over whether a family can return home to pursue divorce and custody in an American court.
    — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Federal agents negotiated treaties in the 1850s with more than 130 Indigenous communities in the new state of California, setting aside roughly 7% of the state for reservations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But neither Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance nor the parties seeking to replace him appear assured of the 61 seats required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Article 5 of the NATO charter contains the alliance's mutual-defense guarantee, which establishes that an attack on one is an attack on all.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In August, Saudi Arabia signed a mutual-defense pact with Turkey and nuclear-armed Pakistan.
    — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Hoichoi pact follows two other high-profile licensing moves.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

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“Entente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entente. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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