as in friendship
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
an era of rapprochement between Mexico and the U.S. that was highlighted by a new trade agreement
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Recent Examples of rapprochement
This has been interpreted as a rapprochement between China and India after decades of border skirmishes and maritime friction.
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Hyeran Jo, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Overall, Belarus released more than 430 political prisoners since July 2024, in what was widely seen as an effort at a rapprochement with the West.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
But their rapprochement didn’t last.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu was eager for a rapprochement.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
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Hyeran Jo, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Overall, Belarus released more than 430 political prisoners since July 2024, in what was widely seen as an effort at a rapprochement with the West.
—CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
But their rapprochement didn’t last.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Netanyahu was eager for a rapprochement.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rapprochement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapprochement
Noun
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Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Podrabinek captures the painful intersections between personal and political in a dissident’s life, and the solidarity that kept the resistance moving forward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Several contestants walked out in solidarity with Bosch.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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During his pontificate, Francis faced strong resistance from some conservative cardinals to some of his reforms, particularly on his loosening of rules banning divorced and remarried Catholics from communion and his welcome to gay Catholics.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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It is celebrated entirely in Latin, with the priest facing the altar and the faithful receiving communion on the tongue while kneeling.—
Anna Matranga,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Neither Clark nor Lockett had spoken to the media the entire season, and Lockett’s nerves got the best of him while answering a question about the receivers building a rapport with Manning.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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During talks, Putin was always taciturn, and Zelenskyy tried to establish a rapport.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Rapprochement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapprochement. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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