as in friendship
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
an era of rapprochement between Mexico and the U.S. that was highlighted by a new trade agreement
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Recent Examples of rapprochement
The Vatican invited Pagliarani for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse.
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Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
The Vatican invited Pagliarini for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse.
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ABC News,
13 May 2026
The attacks shattered any Emirati sympathies with Iranian rapprochement and helped push a full embrace of Israel.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
The White House is attempting a rapprochement with Anthropic over its new AI model, Mythos.
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Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rapprochement
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
The Vatican invited Pagliarini for talks, but the same theological and practical problems that have prevented rapprochement for 50 years seemingly left the two sides at an impasse.
—
ABC News,
13 May 2026
The attacks shattered any Emirati sympathies with Iranian rapprochement and helped push a full embrace of Israel.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
The White House is attempting a rapprochement with Anthropic over its new AI model, Mythos.
—
Benjamin Guggenheim,
Washington Post,
30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rapprochement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapprochement
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Shamea and Porsha’s passive back-and-forth is a fascinating take on how icing someone out after a friendship falls apart can play out on a show like The Real Housewives.
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Instead of celebrating innovation, the movie unfolds through lawsuits and broken friendships.
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Dozens of people gathered at the courthouse in solidarity with the comedian on Friday, chanting anti‑government slogans, according to the opposition‑leaning newspaper Cumhuriyet.
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To build solidarity for their cause of sovereignty, some patriots called on colonialists to swear off tea in favor of coffee.
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However, despite years of talks aimed at bringing the society back into full communion with the Church, the society’s official status has remained unresolved.
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Yet at Google, the food is secondary to the connections that come from communion, according to Ruth Porat, the chief investment officer of Google and parent company Alphabet.
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Pulisic has good rapport with striker Folarin Balogun, who plays his club ball at France’s AS Manaco and had two goals against Paraguay.
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Esther Perel could have rapport with a dead plant or be a cult leader.
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The cutbacks and mixed messaging have undermined unity at the alliance, just as Russia has been probing Europe’s defenses with drone flights near military bases across multiple countries, according to a study released Thursday.
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The cutbacks and mixed messaging has undermined unity at the alliance, just as Russia has been probing Europe’s defenses with drone flights near military bases across multiple countries, according to a study released on Thursday.
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“Rapprochement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapprochement. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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