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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
Shorter than a typical first-look deal, the mini pacts usually cover the development of a couple of projects and expire when either the set number of scripts have been completed or the deal’s term has come to an end — whatever comes first.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
So despite industry complaints that surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of a group of rival upstarts that have struck a series of measurement pacts with advertisers, media agencies and TV companies, Nielsen’s work remains the sector standard.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump’s announcement is the latest twist in his ever-changing tariff agenda, which was cemented in part earlier this month with a flood of new trade pacts and import tax decisions.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Groups like Wait Until 8th and Smartphone Free Childhood encourage parents to sign pacts promising to delay giving kids devices until the end of the 8th grade, or even 16 years old.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
So despite industry complaints that surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of a group of rival upstarts that have struck a series of measurement pacts with advertisers, media agencies and TV companies, Nielsen’s work remains the sector standard.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump’s announcement is the latest twist in his ever-changing tariff agenda, which was cemented in part earlier this month with a flood of new trade pacts and import tax decisions.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 22 Aug. 2025
Groups like Wait Until 8th and Smartphone Free Childhood encourage parents to sign pacts promising to delay giving kids devices until the end of the 8th grade, or even 16 years old.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacts
Noun
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Yes, the more nuclear treaties the better.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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This week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the figurehead of the surging populist right in the UK, pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers and withdraw the country from international human rights treaties.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Along with those moves, the Steelers also worked out new contract agreements with TJ Watt and Cameron Heyward.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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This comes after Disney struck similar carriage agreements in the UK, with commercial network ITV, and Germany, with public broadcaster ZDF.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacts. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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