as in compromise
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
it will take some negotiation, but I think we can get each side to agree to a ceasefire
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Recent Examples of negotiation
Advertisement The clash over health care appears to be the most significant sticking point in the negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
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Nik Popli, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Phillips’s tenure was not without controversy, as evinced by the tumultuous 2019 negotiations between leadership and unionizing staff, who complained of poor work conditions and low pay.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2025
The Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers in late August after the sides seemingly reached the point of no return in their contract negotiations.
—Jenna West, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Phillips’s tenure was not without controversy, as evinced by the tumultuous 2019 negotiations between leadership and unionizing staff, who complained of poor work conditions and low pay.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2025
The Cowboys traded Parsons to the Packers in late August after the sides seemingly reached the point of no return in their contract negotiations.
—Jenna West, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiation
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In Libra, Mercury is a charming diplomat, prioritizing balance, compromise and social harmony.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The government reopened after Republicans, whom polls showed a majority of Americans blamed, accepted Clinton's compromise proposal.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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The stock market is still rallying to record highs, the Fed is widely expected to cut rates at its meeting later this month, and the general consensus is that recession risks have all but faded.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Florida will be the consensus pick, but the Gators graduated their three starting guards who were pivotal to winning the title.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Negotiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiation. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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