ENTENTE CORDIALE Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

entente cordiale

noun

Definition of entente cordiale

as in treaty

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Recent Examples of entente cordiale The United States Tennis Association, under its former executive director, Gordon Smith, showed no interest in an entente cordiale. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 11 May 2023 China on its periphery’s long arc from Japan across Southeast Asia out to India and Pakistan; Russia in Eastern and Central Europe; and the Russian-Iranian-Chinese entente cordiale in the Middle East. — John Bolton, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2021 Plane spotters attending the show, which by entente cordiale alternates annually with that in Paris, will be hoping for an appearance by one of the F-35 Lightning fighters delivered recently to Britain’s air force and navy. — The Economist, 5 July 2018

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Noun

The sci-fi concept of a supersonic airliner became reality only after France and Britain signed a 1962 treaty to develop Concorde, jointly tackling technical quandaries commercial aviation had never faced.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Canada has one of the densest networks of co-production treaties in the world, potentially opening access to more public funding options and giving the film recognition as a national production in both countries.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of treaty

Noun

Avoid mowing, aerating, or starting lawn renovations immediately after rain, as wet soil compacts easily.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
For the uninitiated, instead of a bottle or tube, these formulas are housed in a compact with a sponge saturated in foundation.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of compact

Noun

In the Baltics and Taiwan similar ententes with Ukraine are under way.

— Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
But some multipolar systems have been stable and long lasting, such as the Congress of Vienna in 1815, an entente between Europe’s great powers that held for nearly a century.

— Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2025

Definition of entente

Noun

Sentara Health, a hospital system in Virginia with more than $14 billion of revenue, recently went through a contract dispute with Anthem, the health plan owned by Elevance Health.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
SeaGuardian is the maritime variant of the MQ-9B Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) operated by the USN as part of a Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) contract with GA-ASI supporting an ongoing capability assessment for the 7th Fleet.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of contract

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However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of settlement

Noun

If a member is found to be out of step with covenants, church leaders can revoke certain privileges and can even move to excommunicate the member.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
In 1948, the Supreme Court found such covenants judicially unenforceable, but Specht explains how communities upheld them nonetheless.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of covenant

Noun

Over the six episodes, alliances shift, egos clash, and pressure builds as the group shrinks.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
The alliance has been particularly beneficial to Netanyahu, who has sought to tie himself to Trump to improve his image at home.

— SEUNG MIN KIM, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of alliance

Noun

Reports of Muse sharing a user’s home address with a prospective buyer and accessing private messages despite the user’s understanding of permissions illustrate those concerns.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
And over time, interest from generalists in understanding and treating opioid use disorder does appear to have increased, Bagley said.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

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