as in acceptance
the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement
The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds.
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Lower, Turturro and Cherry spoke with Variety about the explosive episode, unpacking Helly’s big reveal, Irving’s aggression and Dylan’s emotional reconciliation.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Assad loyalists, Iran, and ISIS have tried to spoil reconciliation and reconstruction by staging attacks and spreading propaganda that portrays the new government as beholden to malign foreign interests.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
This one’s all over the place tonally, on purpose: Ferrell wrestles a fake alligator over here, while over there, Witherspoon bravely engages with her siblings and their intimidating mother to hammer out an honest reconciliation after too long.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Some experts suggest that once a sibling cuts off contact, as the OP's brother appears to have done, reconciliation becomes increasingly difficult.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
Assad loyalists, Iran, and ISIS have tried to spoil reconciliation and reconstruction by staging attacks and spreading propaganda that portrays the new government as beholden to malign foreign interests.
—Nafees Hamid, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2025
This one’s all over the place tonally, on purpose: Ferrell wrestles a fake alligator over here, while over there, Witherspoon bravely engages with her siblings and their intimidating mother to hammer out an honest reconciliation after too long.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Some experts suggest that once a sibling cuts off contact, as the OP's brother appears to have done, reconciliation becomes increasingly difficult.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciliation. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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