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 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.
—Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Their rapprochement was in part motivated by Nelson’s personal history with Nesta, particularly an incident in 2024 where Nesta unsuccessfully attempted to press charges against Nelson’s wife for allegedly pushing him.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
An Indian business delegation visited China for the first time in more than five years, the latest sign of the Asian nations’ cautious rapprochement.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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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.
—Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Their rapprochement was in part motivated by Nelson’s personal history with Nesta, particularly an incident in 2024 where Nesta unsuccessfully attempted to press charges against Nelson’s wife for allegedly pushing him.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
An Indian business delegation visited China for the first time in more than five years, the latest sign of the Asian nations’ cautious rapprochement.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapprochement
Noun
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In the years since, Newsom’s friendship with billionaire Gordon Getty helped grow his wine business, PumpJack Group, into a successful multimillion dollar operation.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The actor is still hesitant to detail the nuances of his friendship with Franco.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The sumptuous production, directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson with solidarity for Cleage’s characters, provides a marvelous showcase for Woodward to slink around on Beowulf Boritt’s glamorous five-star set in costume designer Emilio Sosa’s inspired Pucci-esque outfits.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The tower’s design is meant to depict four hands coming together in solidarity.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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And the Catholic and Orthodox churches — the world’s two largest Christian communions — ordain only men to the priesthood.—
Peter Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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And the Catholic and Orthodox churches — the world’s two largest Christian communions — ordain only men to the priesthood.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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The Dolphins have already purposefully used Washington — and Tolbert — more so with Willis than the other quarterbacks in order to further build their rapport.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Over the years, some players have chosen to make this rapport vaguely, hilariously antagonistic, and while players like James Acaster may have been the trailblazers in this respect, Sophie Duker elevated it to an art form.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
Noun
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All fun and unity, all the streets, everyone selling Knicks jumpers.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The downside to that was losing the visual sense of group unity for much if not most of the show.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Rapprochement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapprochement. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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