as in pact
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 treaty
Egypt and Jordan had signed treaties with Israel decades earlier, and that cold peace still held.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
The Court rejected arguments made by large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
On this day in 1923: One of the final treaties of World War I, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed at Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland, by Greece, France, Turkey, Britain, Italy, Japan, Romania and the then-Kingdom of Serbia.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Spoken behind the walls of colonial forts and offices, English in India was at first the language of ledgers and treaties.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
The Court rejected arguments made by large countries, including the United States, Australia, and Germany, that the creation of a treaty that specifically addresses climate change overrides any other international law on the subject.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
On this day in 1923: One of the final treaties of World War I, the Treaty of Lausanne, was signed at Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland, by Greece, France, Turkey, Britain, Italy, Japan, Romania and the then-Kingdom of Serbia.
—Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for treaty
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Now the Abraham Accords—the U.S.-brokered normalization pacts between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan—might expand to include the most powerful Sunni Arab state, Saudi Arabia.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Slater, a two-time Pro Bowler who’s tasked in protecting quarterback Justin Herbert’s blindside, is collecting $92 million in guarantee money on his four-year, $114 million pact.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Cincinnati's convention hotel developer Portman Holdings announced its acquisition of The Westin Cincinnati at 21 E. Fifth St. on July 31.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
1 Aug. 2025
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The guild said that convention resolutions passed included (but are not limited to): Advocacy for a federal film and television incentive (passed unanimously).—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Any deal will need to be approved by EU member states — whose ambassadors, on a visit to Greenland, were updated by the commission Sunday morning, and would meet again after any accord.—
Adam Erace,
Fortune,
27 July 2025
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The accord has unnerved leaders at college campuses across the country.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treaty. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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