variants
or detente
1
: the relaxation of strained relations or tensions (as between nations)
diplomats brokering a détente
also
: a policy promoting this
2
: a period of détente
the beginning of a détente
Examples of détente in a Sentence
as the countries move toward détente
the start of a détente
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite the end-times detente between long-battling brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis that recently led to their announcement of a 2025 UK tour, some things in the music feud world never change.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
Despite the relative detente, the two countries have in recent years continued to butt heads over a range of issues from trade and technology to human rights.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune Asia, 3 Sep. 2024
The emergence of the North American shale sector had upended the cartel’s decades-long dominance of the global oil market, prompting OPEC leaders to pursue a strategy of detente during closed-door gatherings on the sidelines of industry conferences in Houston.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 July 2024
For the moment, detente might be the best both sides can do.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Saudi Arabia did not join the detente but clearly endorsed it, allowing the UAE and Bahrain to act.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The agreement followed a detente in March in which both sides agreed to stop litigating each other in state court and work towards negotiating a new development agreement and a new comprehensive plan no later than next year.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
That spirit of detente seemed to only last through the night, though.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Trump and Mace’s detente would have been nearly unthinkable two years ago.
—Tommy Barone, ABC News, 11 June 2024
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
Despite the relative detente, the two countries have in recent years continued to butt heads over a range of issues from trade and technology to human rights.
—Kristine Gill, Fortune Asia, 3 Sep. 2024
The emergence of the North American shale sector had upended the cartel’s decades-long dominance of the global oil market, prompting OPEC leaders to pursue a strategy of detente during closed-door gatherings on the sidelines of industry conferences in Houston.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 19 July 2024
For the moment, detente might be the best both sides can do.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Saudi Arabia did not join the detente but clearly endorsed it, allowing the UAE and Bahrain to act.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
The agreement followed a detente in March in which both sides agreed to stop litigating each other in state court and work towards negotiating a new development agreement and a new comprehensive plan no later than next year.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024
That spirit of detente seemed to only last through the night, though.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
Trump and Mace’s detente would have been nearly unthinkable two years ago.
—Tommy Barone, ABC News, 11 June 2024
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“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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