as in pacts
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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Recent Examples of treaties
Hamilton, wary of France’s descent into chaos and its aggressive wars, contended that treaties are contracts with specific regimes, not eternal bonds irrespective of change.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
This organization’s reports form the scientific understanding for UNFCCC discussions and treaties.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
The United States will withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties, many of them relating to climate, environmentalism and science.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
After 15 years, Spanish troops dispersed the settlement—which had grown to 4,000, and had its own cavalry—but subsequent maroon groups forced colonizers to sign treaties with them.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
There were some differences back then, and there was also a claim that the Panama Canal treaties gave a legal justification for the invasion, but otherwise the arguments are very similar.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Nuclear accident treaties require rapid notification when radiation could spread across borders.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
Blockades are considered an act of war under some international treaties.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Unlike the United States or Russia, which have operated under arms control treaties for decades, China faces no such limits, signaling a new era defined not by two superpowers but by three nuclear peers.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
This organization’s reports form the scientific understanding for UNFCCC discussions and treaties.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
The United States will withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties, many of them relating to climate, environmentalism and science.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
After 15 years, Spanish troops dispersed the settlement—which had grown to 4,000, and had its own cavalry—but subsequent maroon groups forced colonizers to sign treaties with them.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
There were some differences back then, and there was also a claim that the Panama Canal treaties gave a legal justification for the invasion, but otherwise the arguments are very similar.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
Nuclear accident treaties require rapid notification when radiation could spread across borders.
—Jon Truby, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
Blockades are considered an act of war under some international treaties.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Unlike the United States or Russia, which have operated under arms control treaties for decades, China faces no such limits, signaling a new era defined not by two superpowers but by three nuclear peers.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
Noun
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Some countries are forming new security pacts, as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan recently did.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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The implications of his remarks were enormous, potentially rupturing an alliance that has held firm since the dawn of the Cold War and seemed among the globe’s most unshakable pacts.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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With party conventions only four months away, lawmakers are seeking to replenish their ranks as key legislators are retiring from the General Assembly.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2026
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The expansion would add a 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall for conventions and double the existing ballroom and meeting room space.—
Mark Dee
January 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Philippines can also leverage multilateral accords like the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA)—which the bloc is set to sign in 2026—to secure its own future by setting broader goals which benefit all neighbors.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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That’s evident in both the rise of fragrance layering and the growing popularity of fantasy accords.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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