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
Is a royal reconciliation on the horizon for Prince Harry and King Charles III?
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Karwai Tang/WireImage The event came a day after a private tea with Charles at Clarence House ended weeks of speculation about whether a step toward reconciliation between father and son might be on the cards.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Taken at face value, this week’s trip back to Britain represents the early, cautious steps toward reconciliation—and perhaps the first positive headlines Harry has had in a while.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Karwai Tang/WireImage The event came a day after a private tea with Charles at Clarence House ended weeks of speculation about whether a step toward reconciliation between father and son might be on the cards.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Taken at face value, this week’s trip back to Britain represents the early, cautious steps toward reconciliation—and perhaps the first positive headlines Harry has had in a while.
—Alexander Larman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Regarding her own father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle, there is such entrenched bitterness, and this situation makes any reconciliation far from likely.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconciliation
Noun
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These fourth-generation reactors may also meet safety requirements more easily and gain public acceptance, researchers say.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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When writer Liana Satenstein reached out to designer Zoe Latta and Eckhaus Latta’s PR team about bringing her 6-month-old son, Sy, to the brand’s spring 2026 show, she wasn’t just met with acceptance, but enthusiasm.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
15 Sep. 2025
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Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciliation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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