ENTENTE CORDIALE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

entente cordiale

noun

Definition of entente cordiale

as in treaty

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Recent Examples of entente cordiale The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023 China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East. — John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021 Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy. — The Economist, 5 July 2018

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Noun

The United States and Russia, the world’s two largest nuclear powers, have failed to preserve the last remaining treaty constraining their strategic arsenals.

— Pedro Sánchez, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2026
Maxim says that funding for Indigenous communities is a federal obligation based on treaties and other agreements with tribes and should be standard and irrevocable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of treaty

Noun

Lexi cardigan $350 Hunting Season The Square compact Overpacking or leaving room for souvenirs?

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
In a policy blueprint published in tandem with the compact, the company urged lawmakers to codify its promises as industry-wide policies.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of compact

Noun

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

Definition of entente

Noun

Fresh off a max contract extension, Reaves has had a quiet yet ruthlessly efficient start to the year in Doncic’s shadow.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
Chicago parking garage workers have ratified a new contract one day after reaching a tentative deal that ended a four-day strike.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of contract

Noun

When the 2025 House settlement limited rosters to 105 players instead of effectively unlimited, coaches were less willing to go all out in practice and risk injuries.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
The settlement also required independent evidence to corroborate any match.

— Edward Longe, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

Highfill maintains a covenant requiring utility rates to generate net revenues equal to at least 110% of maximum annual debt service on outstanding system bonds.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Maybe those covenants were what prompted him finally to apply for citizenship.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of covenant

Noun

But Oliva, with the homelessness alliance, said programs that get people off the street without preconditions were a big part of the latest declines, especially among veterans.

— Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to Fox Nation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

Comparing election outcomes across various tallying methods provides a better understanding of functions and counting techniques.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Police there credit the technology with helping officers locate and arrest suspects while providing a better understanding of potentially dangerous situations before arriving.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

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