ententes

noun

plural of entente
as in treaties

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  1. treaties
  2. alliances
  3. pacts
  4. compacts
Noun
  • Rabuka did not expect a negative reaction from Beijing to the new treaties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • These industries didn't wait for international treaties to implement such standards.
    — Mark Minevich, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of treaties
Noun
  • The second season continues a very slow build as both sides navigate alliances and shore up their power, though the Battle of Rook’s Rest gives us our first real dragon battle.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • But Canada and Japan are only two countries in a world seeking to form similar alliances to break free from China.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of alliances
Noun
  • Australia, Japan and New Zealand condemned the launch into the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, as regional governments sign new defense pacts and warn China’s opaque militarization is destabilizing Pacific security.
    — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of pacts
Noun
  • Frontier-model oversight, critical-infrastructure cybersecurity standards, and much of workforce policy require federal action or multistate compacts.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • The America First Global Health Strategy outlines bilateral government-to-government compacts, co-investment requirements, and private-sector partnerships.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of compacts
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“Ententes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ententes. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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