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

Each summit is meant to showcase the commitment to collective security — the all-for-one, one-for-all pledge enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s treaty.

— Lorne Cook, Fortune, 5 July 2026
The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of treaty

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

In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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But the project has remained the topic of litigation and has already cost LAWA hundreds of millions in claim settlements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
While preparing for a trip, he is rendered unconscious using knockout gas and awakes to find himself inside a perfect recreation of his own home, but this one is located in a mysterious settlement known as The Village.

— William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of settlement

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Equity investors can absorb large losses without pulling the banking system into trouble, but credit adds lenders, covenants, collateral values, refinancing dates and off balance sheet structures.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Your book deals with a piece of legislation called the Rumford Act that would tear down the city’s racist racial housing covenants in 1963, but the act in ’62 had enemies in high places, namely Mayor Sam Yorty and his power base.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of covenant

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That could shift the NATO conversation from how the alliance helps Ukraine to how Ukraine helps NATO prepare for modern war.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
The cutbacks and mixed messaging have undermined unity at the alliance, just as Russia has been probing Europe’s defenses with drone flights near military bases across multiple countries, according to a study released Thursday.

— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

Transits through the strait had risen after the lifting of the previous US blockade and the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
This gives the system an understanding of how real indoor spaces are arranged and how everyday objects are typically placed.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

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