Thesaurus results for RENEGOTIATE

renegotiate

verb

as in to negotiate

to discuss the details of (a formal agreement) again especially in order to change them They want to renegotiate the lease on their apartment.

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Recent Examples of renegotiate What’s interesting about the Brees era (2006 to 2020) is that the Saints were poster children for salary-cap strife, constantly pushing money into the future, leaning on voidable contract years, renegotiating paycuts and releasing quality players just to remain compliant. —

Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 The league is about to start renegotiating its media deals—thanks to an opt-out clause in its current $120 billion contracts—and commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly hosted some media execs in his box for the game. —

Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026 Hospitals and insurers regularly renegotiate rates, but those discussions are usually handled behind closed doors and are typically resolved before patients feel an impact. —

Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026 The quarterback’s current contract ties him to the Chiefs through the 2031 season, but there may never be a better time to renegotiate and create a new contract — a move that would theoretically allow the team to reset Mahomes’ cap numbers entirely. —

Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for renegotiate

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The coalition parties together hold only 66 of the lower house of parliament’s 150 seats, so Jetten will have to negotiate with opposition lawmakers to find support for every piece of legislation his government wants to pass.

— Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Centrist leaders in the United Kingdom, France and Germany resist spending a larger percentage of their strained budgets defending against a Russian threat that their far-right populist opponents might think can be easily negotiated away.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026