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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Under the trade deal, Australian producers of prosecco, traditionally a sparkling wine from northern Italy, will be banned from using the name on exports 10 years after the pact takes effect.
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
After losing in seven games to the Dodgers in the World Series, Toronto bolstered its rotation by signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million pact.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Right, the Obama era nuclear pact (ph).
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
On March 9, Hims & Hers announced a new partnership with Novo Nordisk, after an earlier attempt at a pact crumbled last year.
—Christopher Rowland The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
After losing in seven games to the Dodgers in the World Series, Toronto bolstered its rotation by signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million pact.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Right, the Obama era nuclear pact (ph).
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
On March 9, Hims & Hers announced a new partnership with Novo Nordisk, after an earlier attempt at a pact crumbled last year.
—Christopher Rowland The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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European co-producers got more good news on Wednesday when Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset unveiled a historic co-production treaty designed to help boost funding for ambitious cross-border European series.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Today all but one of the nonnuclear countries of the world – South Sudan – are signatories to the treaty.—
Debak Das,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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As members of Biden’s team briefed the incoming secretary of state on the agreement, most expected the zealous Republican to squash the deal as too soft on Cuba’s authoritarian government, according to two people familiar with the meeting.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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As per the agreement, the construction at the sites is expected to be completed by 2030.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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