reach a compromise

idiom

: to come to an agreement
The two sides were unable to reach a compromise.

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Moreover, the House must reach a compromise with the Senate, which has passed a much narrower budget resolution that leaves the big tax cuts out for now. Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025 Lutnick told Fox Business News that the tariffs would not be paused, but that Trump would reach a compromise. Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Mar. 2025 To that end, some analysts suspect the two sides may reach a compromise before the weekend. Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 There is now an unprecedented willingness to reach a compromise on almost all sides of the conflict—except that of Hifter. Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2017 See All Example Sentences for reach a compromise

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“Reach a compromise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20a%20compromise. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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