as in compromises
the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement
it will take some negotiation, but I think we can get each side to agree to a cease-fire
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Recent Examples of negotiations
The negotiations are similar to those previously carried out with companies including Chevron, PDVSA said.
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CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Although the two were mostly in favor of improving revenue-sharing for the teams in over two-plus years of bitter negotiations, the discovery process showed their growing frustration with NASCAR's board of directors over its refusal to make the charters permanent.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Cinema United argued that the consolidation threatens to reduce the number of movies released theatrically and increase the leverage of studios in exhibition negotiations.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
And there is the uncertainty of Hollywood’s adoption of artificial intelligence tools, expected to be a point of contention when the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers begins its negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild in February.
—Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Williams had signed a contract agreeing to return to the Huskies, a Washington source close to the negotiations told The Athletic on Tuesday night.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The union is in active negotiations with Northwestern over its contract, which expires at the end of January.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.
—CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
So in 2018, Archdeacon signed an agreement recusing himself from any negotiations between his employer and Stryker.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiations
compromises
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After its failure, Wiener looked for compromises and championed other bills aimed at increasing housing supply.—
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European leaders coordinated joint responses, insisting any deal respect Kyiv’s red lines, while the administration stressed pragmatic compromises to secure lasting peace.—
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“Negotiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiations. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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