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verb

as in to consult
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem in an effort to win the goodwill of the locals, the developers parleyed with them before finalizing plans for the massive mall

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Recent Examples of parley
Noun
The three men have agreed to a parley after Prince Philip’s funeral, a last-ditch effort to resolve some of the family conflicts that drove Harry from his ancestral home. Time, 10 Jan. 2023 Together, Houston businessmen Charles Tate and John Nau III and James Leininger, San Antonio school voucher advocate, sprang for $40,400 to help Perry, his wife Anita and others hold the parley in the Abaco Islands. Dallas News, 10 Oct. 2022
Verb
Generations of Indian bureaucrats had parleyed with them to try winning over Kashmiris, greasing the wheels with subsidies. The Economist, 8 Aug. 2019 The tectonic buzz and growl of a didgeridoo, played with athletic skill by Harry Wilson, parleyed with the music, then settled beneath it like bedrock. Matthew Guerrieri, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2019 See all Example Sentences for parley 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parley
Noun
  • At its inaugural symposium, the GTLI will introduce ideas for frameworks, standards and certifications aimed at defining what good thought leadership looks like.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Longtime native plant expert and author Carol Bornstein summed it up last October, when San Marcos Growers had its final plant symposium for landscapers, horticulturists, botanists and retail nursery operators.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The council did not discuss why this decision had been made, but a resident in the meeting raised concerns that Cobb had had multiple discussions with the defendants regarding the litigation.
    Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Crypto has been a priority of discussion and debate both during the 2024 election and run-up to the 2025 inauguration, and 2025 is set to be a positive year for crypto, but might have more bumps than some forecasters expect. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • While Social Venture Partners has been around since 2001 as a national affiliate, the local organization has developed its own program, focusing more on pro bono consulting rather than fundraising and grant giving.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
  • So consult your physician, ask lots of questions, and don’t get carried away.
    Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The idea of a strategic reserve of digital tokens like bitcoin has long been floated in cryptocurrency circles, but gained traction this summer, when both Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, discussed it at the annual Bitcoin conference.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In the same way people trusted me after that first conference, thousands of new clients began trusting me through my online presence.
    Rafael Alatorre, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Isabella Aslam, 19, from London, has struggled with mental health issues and food aversion throughout her teens and was left stunned and upset by a routine phone consultation with her doctor.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The program runs from February through March and provides in-home design consultations that give consumers an easy, no-stress introduction to working with a designer.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • There is no provision in our bylaws conferring this power unto our directors.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
  • That year an honorary degree was conferred on Jacques Derrida, and when somebody described him as the exponent of deconstruction theory, Brown relates, Prince Philip was overheard muttering that his own family seemed to be deconstructing pretty well.
    Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The landscape of executive education is vast: conferences, in-house seminars, trade journals, social media, and countless books.
    ESMT Berlin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: The three-day event will highlight the bountiful picks now available in the low-ABV and no-alcohol drink world, as well as general healthy living, via events like tastings, drink competitions, dance parties and seminars.
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There is a longstanding debate between Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal, those NBA legends.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The case underscores growing national debates about religious liberty, public funding for education, and the intersection of state action with constitutional protections.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Parley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parley. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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