as in compromises
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 cease-fire
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Recent Examples of negotiations
Anthropic, whose policies bar it from enabling fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, resisted on these points, slowing negotiations for an overhauled deal.
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Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The ongoing negotiations with Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine to join the EU are increasingly shaped by the tumultuous experience with Hungary.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Leverage often comes into play in certain negotiations, and that was the case with him.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
In a Saturday news release, UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said JBS agreed to meet on Thursday and Friday to resume negotiations.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The final budget negotiations are not expected to be completed until early May because negotiators traditionally wait until after the April 15 tax deadline to get a clearer picture of the state’s financial health.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Those matters must be left to labor negotiations between the TWU and the MTA.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Washington still insists negotiations with Iran are progressing, while deploying thousands of troops to the region, some of which – including 3,500 that arrived from Asia this weekend – have now started to assemble.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
The ongoing negotiations with Moldova, Montenegro and Ukraine to join the EU are increasingly shaped by the tumultuous experience with Hungary.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Leverage often comes into play in certain negotiations, and that was the case with him.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
In a Saturday news release, UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova said JBS agreed to meet on Thursday and Friday to resume negotiations.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
The final budget negotiations are not expected to be completed until early May because negotiators traditionally wait until after the April 15 tax deadline to get a clearer picture of the state’s financial health.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Those matters must be left to labor negotiations between the TWU and the MTA.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Television revenue is one battle line being drawn as owners prepare to push for a salary cap during collective bargaining negotiations after the season.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Washington still insists negotiations with Iran are progressing, while deploying thousands of troops to the region, some of which – including 3,500 that arrived from Asia this weekend – have now started to assemble.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiations
compromises
Noun
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Cordless robot cleaners have attempted to solve this issue but many of them come with their own set of compromises.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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The real takeaway Solo travel strips away the compromises that come with group planning.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Negotiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiations. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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