as in politic
having or showing tact
a diplomatic attempt at preventing any hurt feelings
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Recent Examples of diplomatic
Saudi Arabia and Türkiye solidified their increasingly close diplomatic and trade relations this week, with a slew of commitments to coordinate on defense and investment.
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That ethos shaped her diplomatic career and has been a defining thread across generations, with both of her sons also serving in the military.
—Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Pressure from politicians in the United States, Chinese-claimed Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties, has grown on parliament not to hold up defense spending.
—Reuters, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In late January, an article in Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the Russian government's official newspaper, asked whether diplomatic differences over Greenland would spell the end of NATO, which Moscow opposes.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
That ethos shaped her diplomatic career and has been a defining thread across generations, with both of her sons also serving in the military.
—Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Pressure from politicians in the United States, Chinese-claimed Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier despite a lack of formal diplomatic ties, has grown on parliament not to hold up defense spending.
—Reuters, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
In late January, an article in Rossiiskaya Gazeta, the Russian government's official newspaper, asked whether diplomatic differences over Greenland would spell the end of NATO, which Moscow opposes.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diplomatic
Adjective
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Florida has had enough of pettiness, politic stunts and petulance.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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There are many CEOs who always do the politic thing, who look right, appear in the correct places, dress right, keep calm in the public eye.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Jim Dickinson stepped in to produce and play a little piano, but Travis deemed the results too polished, too polite, too bourgeois.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
8 Feb. 2026
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Messy is a polite way to describe the silos of vitriol that have turned hate into a national pastime.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Diplomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diplomatic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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