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or detente
as in rapprochement
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Recent Examples of détente
Higher-level American and Russian diplomats meet in Saudi Arabia to float ceasefire ideas and a wider detente, while lower-level diplomatic meetings began in the new venue of Turkey last week to address the technical details of embassies reopening.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
And on Tuesday, officials from Canada and the United States agreed to meet later this week to negotiate their trade disagreements, a potential detente in an escalating trade war.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The detente came after a fiery Cabinet meeting on Thursday, with Rubio and Musk at the center of the tensions.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
But two Mickeys will come in handy when Marshall engages in authoritarian military cosplay, an act of cruelty pits the colonists against the aliens, and mutually assured destruction needs to be averted unless 17 can broker a detente.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, he's revived that rhetoric, after months of detente with Bowser.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
Your sons are adults and will have to reach a detente on their own.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
War had returned and the detente that had existed since the fall of the Iron Curtain was over.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
And on Tuesday, officials from Canada and the United States agreed to meet later this week to negotiate their trade disagreements, a potential detente in an escalating trade war.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
The detente came after a fiery Cabinet meeting on Thursday, with Rubio and Musk at the center of the tensions.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
But two Mickeys will come in handy when Marshall engages in authoritarian military cosplay, an act of cruelty pits the colonists against the aliens, and mutually assured destruction needs to be averted unless 17 can broker a detente.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Now, he's revived that rhetoric, after months of detente with Bowser.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for détente
Noun
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Moreover, in the improbable event that the United States could peel Russia away from China, a new rapprochement with the Kremlin would bring few real benefits to the American people and come at a steep cost to other U.S. interests.—
MICHAEL McFAUL,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Apr. 2025
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Under the first Trump administration, the US had sought diplomatic rapprochement with Minsk.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Small states have risen to power on first-mover advantages, often with the acquiescence or benign neglect of larger states.—
Kurt M. Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Apr. 2025
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What the character arrives at though is violent retribution, which feels like an unimaginative acquiescence to familiar pulp storytelling.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
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Regulatory acceptance of stablecoins for cross-border use also varies.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But with acceptance letters going out this spring and decisions due in coming weeks, fall enrollment at area community colleges could indicate that some have opted for a less expensive plan, said Gabe Ross, a spokesperson for the Los Rios Community College District.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Détente.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/d%C3%A9tente. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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