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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
a pact between the two small nations to defend one another in case of attack
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
they made a pact to meet every week at the same time
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Recent Examples of pact
Ukrainian officials say past agreements with the Kremlin were worthless, pointing to 2014 and 2015 pacts Russia signed after invading and illegally annexing Crimea but then broke with its February 2022 full invasion.
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Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That pact has not resolved decades-old differences, and Riyadh's natural partners are Bahrain, the other Gulf states, and the United States.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The Astros also reportedly offered Bregman a six-year pact worth $156 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The new three-year pact additionally requires management to give union members advance notice if the company plans to make the use of generative AI systems a requirement of their jobs.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
That pact has not resolved decades-old differences, and Riyadh's natural partners are Bahrain, the other Gulf states, and the United States.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
The Astros also reportedly offered Bregman a six-year pact worth $156 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The new three-year pact additionally requires management to give union members advance notice if the company plans to make the use of generative AI systems a requirement of their jobs.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
Noun
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Like Israel, the U.S. is not a party to the international treaty that established the ICC.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The treaty allowed for duty-free imports of Hawaiian sugar and other agricultural products into the U.S.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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The City Council approved several amendments to the Community Master Plan as well as a new agreement with developer Festival Ranch North, LLC, since the original one expired.—
Alexandra Hardle,
The Arizona Republic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Hoyer is in the final year of his own contract, and there is a potential lockout looming once the collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2026 season.—
Patrick Mooney,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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That’s a long way of saying: Don’t be surprised if this tandem goes against convention and sticks to their own draft board.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, Washington was viewed both as the father of the unified nation and as a southerner, enslaver, and head of the convention that produced the slavery-endorsing Constitution.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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