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
With countries offering affordability, long-term security, tax treaties, an array of accessible visas—golden or otherwise—and lifestyle perks ranging from sunshine to accessible healthcare, Americans are finding that Europe offers both practical advantages and a sense of stability.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Instead, aid may foster a form of international cooperation that does not depend on treaties or direct reciprocity between nations but emerges from ordinary people’s willingness to pass on goodwill.
—Jb Bae, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
What Villars told me is that the ocean economy is entering a phase of decentralized and cross-sector collaboration, instead of grand inter-governmental treaties.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Mexican officials said existing bilateral treaties mandate strict confidentiality.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of this, Australia has a range of excellent co-production treaties and incentives that invite international collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
That has spurred renewed interest in a clause in the EU's foundational treaties about mutual assistance if a member nation is attacked.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
These proposals influenced numerous other declarations and treaties, including Europe’s Copyright for Creativity, the Access to Knowledge Treaty, and the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
What are the major conventions and treaties?
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Instead, aid may foster a form of international cooperation that does not depend on treaties or direct reciprocity between nations but emerges from ordinary people’s willingness to pass on goodwill.
—Jb Bae, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
What Villars told me is that the ocean economy is entering a phase of decentralized and cross-sector collaboration, instead of grand inter-governmental treaties.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Mexican officials said existing bilateral treaties mandate strict confidentiality.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
On top of this, Australia has a range of excellent co-production treaties and incentives that invite international collaboration.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
That has spurred renewed interest in a clause in the EU's foundational treaties about mutual assistance if a member nation is attacked.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
These proposals influenced numerous other declarations and treaties, including Europe’s Copyright for Creativity, the Access to Knowledge Treaty, and the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Development Agenda.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
What are the major conventions and treaties?
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaties
Noun
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Pickett and Grier are signed to one-year pacts.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Republicans held five straight conventions in the city, from 1904 through 1920.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Nowhere was this more evident than at his legendary speech, delivered in less than perfect Spanish and which seemed deliberately designed to provoke the literary sensibilities and conventions of the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The initial accords, which were mediated by the US, were signed on 15 September 2020.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 May 2026
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Without academic excellence, social-justice education accords marginalized children neither education nor justice.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Treaties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaties. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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