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
Trump then tapped Bessent to serve as his primary channel to Beijing and to lead negotiations.
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Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Once ballots are counted, the party with the largest share of votes will be asked to lead coalition negotiations—a process that typically involves multiple parties and can take months.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Republicans have refused to entertain negotiations on health care policy, arguing the ACA subsidies should be debated by Congress after the shutdown is over.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
But with the recent passage of stablecoin legislation and upcoming negotiations over the crypto market structure bill, that appears to have changed.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump drafted a 15% tariff agreement with Japan following negotiations with Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
This level of visibility couldn’t have come at a better time for a group of players in the midst of contentious negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
In the years that followed, the city lost its labor negotiator and, later, the assistant city attorney who worked on the negotiations.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
During the 2023 negotiations between global shipping giant UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents more than 300,000 UPS workers, getting air conditioning for package cars quickly became a sticking point in shaping the contract.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Once ballots are counted, the party with the largest share of votes will be asked to lead coalition negotiations—a process that typically involves multiple parties and can take months.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Republicans have refused to entertain negotiations on health care policy, arguing the ACA subsidies should be debated by Congress after the shutdown is over.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
But with the recent passage of stablecoin legislation and upcoming negotiations over the crypto market structure bill, that appears to have changed.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump drafted a 15% tariff agreement with Japan following negotiations with Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2025
This level of visibility couldn’t have come at a better time for a group of players in the midst of contentious negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
In the years that followed, the city lost its labor negotiator and, later, the assistant city attorney who worked on the negotiations.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
During the 2023 negotiations between global shipping giant UPS and the Teamsters union, which represents more than 300,000 UPS workers, getting air conditioning for package cars quickly became a sticking point in shaping the contract.
—Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiations
compromises
Noun
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These are natural compromises in pursuit of uncompromising image quality.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, the compromises of E Ink outweigh the benefits in battery life.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Negotiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiations. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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