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detente

[day-tahnt, day-tahnt] / deɪˈtɑnt, deɪˈtɑ̃t /
NOUN
passivity
Synonyms


détente


NOUN
passivity
Synonyms


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Despite regional efforts to bring about a detente, the general consensus among attendees at the security summit was that more war is coming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Eventually, the city and Scientologists settled into an uneasy detente even as the church became one of downtown’s largest property owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Even amid a trade detente with the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Some of the world’s biggest investors held their bullish outlook on stocks even before signs of detente between the U.S. and Iran emerged, as Bank of America’s latest Global Fund Manager survey points out.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Some of the newsroom boys returned Riddle’s animosity, but the fact that he owned some of the fastest and most noteworthy horses on earth led to a certain uneasy detente.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The meeting came as both countries announced they would set up a joint task force to deal with the haze - an apparent détente after weeks of simmering bilateral tensions.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mr. Trump was seeking a détente in his trade war with China and was at odds with India over trade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Since then, bank and crypto executives have held three meetings at the White House to come to a détente with no success.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

After more than 20 rancorous years apart, a rerelease of the Talking Heads classic 1983 concert film “Stop Making Sense” has brought détente, and maybe more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025

Eventually, after some speech making about the contribution of chess toward a possible détente between the Soviet Union and the United States, play got under way.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The incidents at Sabina Shoal however raise the question of whether such détentes are effective when the dispute can simply shift to a new site.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024

Like most other détentes between opposing groups over the past couple of years, the goodwill didn’t last.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2023


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