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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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Recent Examples of pact
The pact, which comes as the spring homebuying season gets underway, gives Compass a wider platform to list its clients' homes.
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
One option to de-escalate the situation, according to Dittmar, would be a pact between the government and the gangs.
—Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Following on from their streaming pact, which sees limited amounts of content from one past to the other’s streaming service, a pair of Hulu originals will run on the ITV1 broadcast network.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
The pact is aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and building more resilient supply chains for materials critical to clean energy, technology and defense industries.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
One option to de-escalate the situation, according to Dittmar, would be a pact between the government and the gangs.
—Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026
Following on from their streaming pact, which sees limited amounts of content from one past to the other’s streaming service, a pair of Hulu originals will run on the ITV1 broadcast network.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
The pact is aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and building more resilient supply chains for materials critical to clean energy, technology and defense industries.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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The United States has signed the treaty but has not ratified it.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Undergoing demographic changes After Minnesota gained statehood in 1858, a series of broken treaties, armed conflicts and several laws forced Indigenous people onto reservations, opening up large swathes of land for white settlement.—
Daniel Cueto-Villalobos,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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That settlement also came with an agreement from the city to improve police oversight and to improve community relations.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the department signed seven similar agreements, transferring a sweeping slate of work to the Department of Labor and the Interior Department, in addition to the State Department and HHS.—
Annie Ma,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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