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as in treaties
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 agreements
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 pacts
The cap situation was tight heading into the offseason, and things got more restrictive when Trent Frederic and Evan Bouchard signed long-term pacts.
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Both Mays and Corbett are on one-year pacts.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the 21st century, several mutual defense pacts that looked ironclad on paper have collapsed under fire.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stephane Mahe | Afp | Getty Images That led Macron to install minority governments that relied upon, and ultimately failed, due to precarious pacts and dealmaking.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Amazon has in recent months struck pacts with Netflix, SiriusXM and Disney to make more platforms available to advertisers seeking to use programmatic technology to pick up availabilities.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
By contrast, a name-brand designer, brokerage firm and yacht builder partnering to create a new line of superyachts is uncommon, though two unusual pacts were publicly announced recently at the Monaco Yacht Show.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Both Mays and Corbett are on one-year pacts.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
In the show, which Lincoln Hiatt and Andrew Golder created, contestants are confined to isolation pods with no sense of day or night, no human contact and no alliances – somewhat against the grain of the current spate of guessing game formats that require contestants to form pacts.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
Over the course of the 21st century, several mutual defense pacts that looked ironclad on paper have collapsed under fire.
—Omar Al-Ubaydli, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Stephane Mahe | Afp | Getty Images That led Macron to install minority governments that relied upon, and ultimately failed, due to precarious pacts and dealmaking.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Amazon has in recent months struck pacts with Netflix, SiriusXM and Disney to make more platforms available to advertisers seeking to use programmatic technology to pick up availabilities.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
By contrast, a name-brand designer, brokerage firm and yacht builder partnering to create a new line of superyachts is uncommon, though two unusual pacts were publicly announced recently at the Monaco Yacht Show.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacts
Noun
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The appropriations were meant to provide homes for the tribes in Northern California who were without lands due to unratified treaties.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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These developments could undermine decades of nuclear non-proliferation efforts and heighten global security risks, particularly as existing treaties approach expiration.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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First Brands had a web of complex debt agreements with a slew of lenders and investment funds globally.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some lease agreements might include a section stating that tenants cannot allow heat to flow out of the apartment for more than a couple of minutes or hours if the heat is on.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Pacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacts. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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