as in acceptance
the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement
The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds.
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Recent Examples of reconciliation
Unless her future self thwarts the plan, Steiner will mail a copy of Empty Chair to her estranged relative in hopes of reconciliation.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Zbur’s remarks referred to the administration’s proposals last year to add elements in a sweeping budget reconciliation package, which would have opened the door for more than 250 million acres of federal public land in Western states to be sold off or transferred into private hands.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
However, one thing that has happened to prepare me for season 50 is my recent reconciliation with my ex-wife.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The possibility of abuse does not vitiate the need, demonstrated over the course of centuries, for pardoning as both a remedy for problems within the criminal justice system and as a force for societal reconciliation.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Zbur’s remarks referred to the administration’s proposals last year to add elements in a sweeping budget reconciliation package, which would have opened the door for more than 250 million acres of federal public land in Western states to be sold off or transferred into private hands.
—Chaewon Chung
updated January 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
However, one thing that has happened to prepare me for season 50 is my recent reconciliation with my ex-wife.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The possibility of abuse does not vitiate the need, demonstrated over the course of centuries, for pardoning as both a remedy for problems within the criminal justice system and as a force for societal reconciliation.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciliation
Noun
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The City Council voted to approve several items, including a lawsuit settlement and the acceptance of road improvement funds.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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There has never been, and shouldn't be, any acceptance within our body politic of a foreign policy shorn of moral concerns.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But, as had happened so often in the history of brittle regimes, the dictator’s gesture of conciliation was read as desperation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Memphis remained peaceful due in part to the work that began earlier that year when CRS provided conciliation services during a sanitation workers’ strike and met with members of the Black community, religious leaders and gang members to prevent an escalation of violence during the strike.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciliation. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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