Thesaurus results for NEGOTIATION

negotiation

noun

ni-ˌgō-shē-ˈā-shən

as in compromise

the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement it will take some negotiation, but I think we can get each side to agree to a ceasefire

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Recent Examples of negotiation This was his opportunity, from a position of strength, to set his stall out for the negotiations ahead. —

Beren Cross, New York Times, 16 May 2026 Kevin Sexton of the National Vice President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said no new negotiations have been scheduled. —

Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Saturday after ongoing contract negotiations between workers and the MTA broke down and 3,500 railroad employees walked off the job. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Kerr has reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Warriors, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. —

Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for negotiation

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His new films taps into the mood in his native Russia in 2022 with a twist-laden tale of privilege, betrayal, jealously, primordial survival instinct and compromise in a Russian provincial city.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Budget documents state that reducing network software spending could increase vulnerability to cyberattacks and compromise network uptime.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026