1
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
Lutnick did not specify which nations would be part of that first wave of trade pacts, though earlier Thursday Trump suggested the U.S. was nearing an agreement with India.
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Trump aides have repeatedly signaled that the U.S. is very close to reaching a deal with India, though that trade pact has yet to materialize.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Under the exclusive new multiyear pact, Aniello and Downs will develop and produce new television projects through their Paulilu Productions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Okinawa, where one of the fiercest battles of World War II was fought 80 years ago and which was under U.S. occupation until 1972, remains home to the majority of about 50,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan under a bilateral security pact.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Danny Bakst, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Trump aides have repeatedly signaled that the U.S. is very close to reaching a deal with India, though that trade pact has yet to materialize.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Under the exclusive new multiyear pact, Aniello and Downs will develop and produce new television projects through their Paulilu Productions.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 June 2025
Okinawa, where one of the fiercest battles of World War II was fought 80 years ago and which was under U.S. occupation until 1972, remains home to the majority of about 50,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan under a bilateral security pact.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pact
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Despite both sides agreeing on the wording of a potential bilateral peace treaty in March, the talks on Thursday brought about little clarity on when the treaty could be finalized.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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The Paris Agreement, a binding treaty signed by nearly every nation on Earth, exists in large part to keep us from passing this threshold.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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There are still a number of pending cases in which courts haven’t reached any major rulings yet, such as Trump’s defunding of NPR and the government’s agreement with El Salvador to imprison migrants.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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For example, overtime promised under a collective bargaining agreement would fall under a contract, while California has a state law requiring daily overtime for hours worked in excess of eight in one day.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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The conventions were political gatherings by Black Americans that played a crucial role in advocating for civil and human rights, particularly before and during the Civil War, and into Reconstruction.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Not everybody can get here or get to [another anime] convention, but everybody can get to a theater.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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“Pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pact. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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