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as in coincides
to be in agreement on every point
claims that the newspaper's quote does not accord with what he actually said
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as in grants
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920
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as in treaties
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations
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as in agreements
an arrangement about action to be taken
the judges have reached an accord: the match will have to be replayed
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as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
is everyone in accord about where to go for lunch?
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as in choices
the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
did not move to a different workstation of her own accord
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Recent Examples of accords
Reuters, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond violating the War Powers Act at home, the attack on Venezuela has undermined numerous international accords abroad, among them the OAS and UN Charters.
—Peter Kornbluh, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Somaliland President Abdirahman Abdullahi has similarly expressed hopes that his nation will join the accords in the near future.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 30 Dec. 2025
Trump took us out of the ridiculous Paris climate change accords for the second time after Biden rejoined them.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
The accords are designed to be consistent with existing international space treaties and conventions; as of early November, 60 countries have signed on.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2025
And many peace accords fall apart quickly and are followed by new waves of violence.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
Netanyahu spoke to Trump after the post, and the two discussed expanding peace accords in the region, according to The Times of Israel.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
But, no matter how personal, as one season transitions into another, autumnal accords are back on top this fall.
—Akili King, Essence, 28 Nov. 2025
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Israel has rejected any involvement of Hamas, which ran Gaza before the war, but has also opposed rule by the PA, the body set up under the Oslo interim peace accords three decades ago that has limited governing power in the West Bank.
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The event at San Jose State coincides with the release of the annual Silicon Valley Index, and all those statistics should give Thompson plenty to dive into as the valley remains a region with enormous amounts of wealth and poverty.—
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And the timing coincides with football season.—
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Through meditation, the mind naturally relaxes, settles into the present moment, and grants us access to our consciousness and our own innate intelligence.—
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In doing so, the artist grants his subjects newfound interiority, as viewers are invited to convene and gather rather than simply stare.—
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Hamilton, wary of France’s descent into chaos and its aggressive wars, contended that treaties are contracts with specific regimes, not eternal bonds irrespective of change.—
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This organization’s reports form the scientific understanding for UNFCCC discussions and treaties.—
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Last week Meta announced agreements with three nuclear power companies for a data center in Ohio.—
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Revenue-sharing agreements divert profits that could otherwise flow to pension funds serving teachers, first responders, and blue-collar workers.—
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
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Although you might be tempted by the tile choices below at a showroom or based on one square sample, interior designers say these five can be overwhelming when used wall-to-wall or on both the walls and the floor.—
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In Wilkens’ case, state filings opposing relief repeatedly emphasized her procedural and strategic choices in presenting evidence, arguing that any failure to establish causation rested with her rather than the court or the statute.—
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Deep excavations into the earliest layers of Carthage now confirm that a city was founded at a time that corresponds with the ancient sources who claimed these events occurred in circa 814 BCE.—
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The rate decline corresponds with cargo airplanes taken out of capacity as airlines adjusted supply after volumes slumped following the end of the peak season.—
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Graduation from one of the top 100 Chinese universities confers lifelong financial and professional benefits.—
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Luigi Mangione confers with his attorney Jacob Kaplan in court Monday.—
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“Accords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accords. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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