modus vivendi
noun
mo·dus vi·ven·di
ˌmō-dəs-vi-ˈven-dē 
-ˌdī
plural modi vivendi
ˈmō-ˌdē-
ˈmō-ˌdī-
1
: a feasible arrangement or practical compromise
especially
: one that bypasses difficulties
2
: a manner of living : a way of life
Examples of modus vivendi in a Sentence
The two nations developed a modus vivendi in order to avoid war.
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On the contrary, to get to a modus vivendi the United States will need to improve deterrence, which will involve more than just issuing threats and bolstering military capabilities.
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Any coexistence would be uneasy, built not primarily on trust but on credible threats and assurances—deterrence paired with steps toward a modus vivendi that both countries and peoples could live with and prosper within.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Director Stephen Soucy revives Merchant-Ivory’s reputation in defiance of the contemporary cultural fashion that rejects literature and the Western empire — Henry James and E. M. Forster being the source of Merchant and Ivory’s modus vivendi.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
For its part, China has taken an uncompromising approach, unwilling to find a modus vivendi with successive presidents of Taiwan.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
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Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Any coexistence would be uneasy, built not primarily on trust but on credible threats and assurances—deterrence paired with steps toward a modus vivendi that both countries and peoples could live with and prosper within.
—Jessica Chen Weiss, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2024
Director Stephen Soucy revives Merchant-Ivory’s reputation in defiance of the contemporary cultural fashion that rejects literature and the Western empire — Henry James and E. M. Forster being the source of Merchant and Ivory’s modus vivendi.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
For its part, China has taken an uncompromising approach, unwilling to find a modus vivendi with successive presidents of Taiwan.
—Bonnie S. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2024
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“Modus vivendi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modus%20vivendi. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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