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as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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2
as in to grant
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
this undated map doesn't seem to be in accord with the current layout of the streets
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed
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as in consensus
the state of being of one opinion about something
is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?
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as in choice
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
did not move to a different workstation of her own accord
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Recent Examples of accord
Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Leo will have to decide whether to continue renewing the accord.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The accord will bolster pandemic preparation within individual countries and around the world.
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
The whimsical gourmand is made up of a red fruit accord and white musk base.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Noun
On Thursday, an attorney for Monk’s family said the accord came after a protracted fight with the medical provider, which recently emerged from bankruptcy after facing around 1,500 lawsuits over its performance at jails across the country.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Leo will have to decide whether to continue renewing the accord.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The accord will bolster pandemic preparation within individual countries and around the world.
—Nicole Hassoun, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
The whimsical gourmand is made up of a red fruit accord and white musk base.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accord
Verb
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Fit and fabric ensured comfort and style, coinciding with the brand’s attention to detail.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Miami-Dade County officials assure that the project remains on schedule for a 2027 reopening, coinciding with the theater’s centennial.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
Verb
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The judge granted that additional time in the Tuesday ruling, giving the Administration until Wednesday to file its response and setting a hearing for the following day.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2025
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The jump grants Swift her milestone fifteenth top 10 hit on the U.K. downloads tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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The United States is one of the 184 countries, plus the European Union, that have signed the treaty.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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But even now, decades later, the U.S. has fewer missile interceptors deployed (44) than the treaty permitted (100).—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The rhythm of the beat completely changes, and the rhythm of how the body has to move in accordance with that beat.—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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This was done in accordance with GHF protocol to avoid casualties.—
Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
27 May 2025
Noun
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President Donald Trump said in response to the latest exchange that the United States had not helped Israel carry out the attacks and urged Iran to come back to the negotiating table to sign a nuclear agreement that would avoid further destruction.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
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During his first term, President Donald Trump pulled out of a Barack Obama-era agreement with Iran formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or simply as the Iran nuclear deal.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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My intention was to suggest a consensus approach that could overcome the stodgy staff guarding the City’s credit rating to try something new.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Alongside a consensus buy rating, the average analyst price target calls for more than 5% upside.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
Noun
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This is a game of choices — difficult ones, at that — in which tasks range from finding your wife and offering gifts to friends, to speaking with a skeleton who can see through time and dethroning God.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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That’s life, and that something that also drove our artistic choices to a heartwarming visual style, retaining proximity with our main character throughout her ups and downs that also manifest in the film’s palette.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
8 June 2025
Verb
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This name was given due to the corresponding farming season of picking strawberries, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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That corresponds to a timeline of its operations outlined by prosecutors in their charging document against Lopez and his four co-defendants.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2025
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“Accord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accord. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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