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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
His one-year pacts with offensive linemen Austin Corbett and Brady Christensen were not only low risk, but low spending as well.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Cole then decided to stick with the Yankees under the terms of his original pact rather than test free agency.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
The Buccaneers agreed to terms with David, who turned 35 in January, to a new pact worth $10 million with $9 million guaranteed, a league source confirmed.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
In a press conference Thursday, Sheinbaum said that nearly all of Mexico's trade with the U.S. is covered under the trade pact which is in effect until April 2.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Cole then decided to stick with the Yankees under the terms of his original pact rather than test free agency.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
The Buccaneers agreed to terms with David, who turned 35 in January, to a new pact worth $10 million with $9 million guaranteed, a league source confirmed.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
In a press conference Thursday, Sheinbaum said that nearly all of Mexico's trade with the U.S. is covered under the trade pact which is in effect until April 2.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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That same year, facing intimidation by land-hungry settlers, the Shawnee signed another treaty ceding most of their Kansas reservation to the government, leaving the area around the mission to the Methodist church.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Mar. 2025
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Some politicians have floated establishing a post-independence defense treaty with Denmark, Canada, or even the United States, which already has a military base in the Arctic Circle in far northwest Greenland.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The latest is an agreement with Iraq to rehabilitate the Kirkuk oilfield.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The California Department of Human Resources said individual departments determine which employees are eligible for the stipend based on the telework agreements.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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Watts has often shared photos of her daughter's performance journey, including attending a dance convention in November 2019.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Christies went on the tour as part of a group tasked with promoting the upcoming 1924 British Empire Exhibition, an event that isn’t fully explained but sounds something like a trade convention.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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