conciliation

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Noun
  • Prince William and Kate Middleton have had to contend with divorce rumors, and then reconciliation rumors, and then reports that Middleton was trying to intercede in the relationship between her husband and Prince Harry.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 31 May 2025
  • Next week promises to be another exciting week as the Senate tackles the reconciliation bill—so stay tuned.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • There is a dark problem on Harvard’s campus, and by prioritizing appeasement over accountability, institutional leaders have forfeited the school's claim to taxpayer support.
    John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
  • His use of the term appeasement echoed the criticism of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who conceded Germany’s annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland in 1938 before World War II.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The scene goes on at length, Fanny taking and twisting every one of her husband’s arguments into so many knots he is left tongue-tied, all opposition mute, all acquiescence complete.
    Natalie Jenner May 6, Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
  • In a post-American Europe, Moscow would establish a patchwork of individual relationships with European countries, confronting some with territorial threats and gray-zone tactics (such as disinformation campaigns) and rewarding others for their acquiescence with cheap energy.
    Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Success here builds acceptance and enthusiasm for more advanced implementations. 8.
    Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Changes His Mind About COVID Vaccine Approximately 61 percent of respondents reported a fair amount of acceptance for people who are gay or lesbian, and roughly 52 percent said the same regarding bisexual individuals.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Conciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conciliation. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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