as in compromises
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 cease-fire
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Recent Examples of negotiations
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.
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CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
So in 2018, Archdeacon signed an agreement recusing himself from any negotiations between his employer and Stryker.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
The 36-year-old's contributions to the Dodgers becoming baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century likely won't be forgotten for a long time, and perhaps during contract negotiations, will be a present reminder.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
For now, those negotiations remain uncertain.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Since the 2015 Paris COP, Article 6 negotiations were the forum for some of the most arcane and hair-splitting debates in climate politics, and a reliable target for activists claiming the whole thing is a scam.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The tragic irony about the last nine months of war is that while international discussion has been dominated by the prospects for negotiations and cease-fires, Russia has ramped up the intensity of fighting.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Dealer negotiations often pivot on finding the right monthly payment, rather than the lowest sale price or interest rate, because the monthly sum is easier to digest.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Most recently, Authentic was in active negotiations to buy Marc Jacobs from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
So in 2018, Archdeacon signed an agreement recusing himself from any negotiations between his employer and Stryker.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
The 36-year-old's contributions to the Dodgers becoming baseball's first back-to-back champions in a quarter-century likely won't be forgotten for a long time, and perhaps during contract negotiations, will be a present reminder.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
For now, those negotiations remain uncertain.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 Nov. 2025
Since the 2015 Paris COP, Article 6 negotiations were the forum for some of the most arcane and hair-splitting debates in climate politics, and a reliable target for activists claiming the whole thing is a scam.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
The tragic irony about the last nine months of war is that while international discussion has been dominated by the prospects for negotiations and cease-fires, Russia has ramped up the intensity of fighting.
—Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Dealer negotiations often pivot on finding the right monthly payment, rather than the lowest sale price or interest rate, because the monthly sum is easier to digest.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Most recently, Authentic was in active negotiations to buy Marc Jacobs from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiations
compromises
Noun
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Sadly, the compromises of politics and temptations of power seem to have led him to embrace some dubious figures.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film delves into the moral compromises that accompany ambition, the fragility of human relationships under pressure and the shifting fabric of contemporary India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Negotiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiations. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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