ententes

plural of entente

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ententes
Noun
  • On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed making Canada the EU's first associate member -- a status that does not currently exist in the bloc's treaties and would have to be created.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Associate membership doesn't currently exist as a formal category under EU treaties, and any such arrangement would need to be created and ratified by member states.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Powerful Native nations and smaller communities resisted and limited colonial aggression through diplomacy, alliances, petitions and court cases, and wars of resistance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, a military junta has abandoned longtime partners and has formed new alliances instead, including with Russia, where President Vladimir Putin faces an ICC arrest warrant linked to the war in Ukraine.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • New Delhi has maintained close ties with Moscow, including through energy and defense pacts, while also deepening its strategic relationship with Washington.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The financials are also unmatched, with last year’s annual check to each franchise from 345 Park Ave topping $450 million from leaguewide deals, primarily driven by the NFL’s $125 billion in media pacts.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Cushion compacts have long reigned in Korea and Yves Saint Laurent Beauty put their spin on it with their new Skin Affair Cushion Foundation.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The instinct might be to reach for sweeping alliance compacts, but that instinct should be resisted.
    Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Ententes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ententes. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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