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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
Legendary has inked a three-year pact with Paramount to distribute its movies, with the Capcom video game adaptation Street Fighter the first out of the gate.
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fall release slate comes as Pushkin also renews its podcast ad sales and distribution pact with iHeartMedia.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond the pomp, analysts are watching whether the trio may signal closer defence relations following a pact signed by Russia and North Korea in June 2024, and a similar alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang, an outcome that may alter the military calculus in the Asia-Pacific region.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.
—James Mercadante, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fall release slate comes as Pushkin also renews its podcast ad sales and distribution pact with iHeartMedia.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Beyond the pomp, analysts are watching whether the trio may signal closer defence relations following a pact signed by Russia and North Korea in June 2024, and a similar alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang, an outcome that may alter the military calculus in the Asia-Pacific region.
—Joe Cash, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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Putin was referring to a partnership treaty that the two leaders signed on June 18, 2024, during a trip by Putin to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Interest is not eligible for the section 954(c)(6) exception to the extent interest deductions create or increase a net operating loss carryover that is ECI or attributable to a PE under a treaty.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Four years later, the country’s government reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund after changing the Bitcoin Law, making bitcoin acceptance voluntary instead of compulsory.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some European leaders have suggested going as far as to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a post-war deterrence in Ukraine, while Russia wants a broader set of agreements that offer Moscow a greater say in the regional security landscape.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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