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as in treaties
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 agreements
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 pacts
Pickett and Grier are signed to one-year pacts.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The deal is Washington’s latest on the continent, with more than a dozen nations agreeing to similar pacts recently.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
But the deals are done project by project, rather than via the older model of pacts that paid out millions in development funds and compensation over three or four years.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Brown told reporters the agreement with New Zealand didn’t affect his country’s other pacts.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships.
—Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The deal is Washington’s latest on the continent, with more than a dozen nations agreeing to similar pacts recently.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pacts
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Or to put it another way, the nation states, treaties, and climate summits make up the globe, while climate modeling and evolution and the periodic table of elements and carbon cycle are what define the planet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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While defending the defense agreements, parliament defense committee chair Nelson Koech said Kenya's treaties with advanced militaries provide training and intelligence-sharing opportunities that will make its defense stronger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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Separately, HiCloud also signed operational agreements with partners, including Shenergy Group, Shanghai Telecom, CCCC Third Harbor Engineering, and others.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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This bill would authorize the state to enter into agreements with individual bargaining units to roll out the holiday.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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“Pacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pacts. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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