as in acceptance
the act of becoming friendly after a disagreement
The couple worked toward reconciliation in therapy. The treaty was the first step in the eventual reconciliation of two countries that had been long at odds.
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Recent Examples of reconciliation
Legislation that is passed through reconciliation, the special procedure Republicans are using to skirt the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, cannot add to deficits in the long term.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
The painful reverberations of that decision come to light in the present-day narrative, in which Qu maps the cousins’ reconciliation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically related to income taxes and reconciliation of account level balances.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
That's in part because of the difficulties posed by trying to pass two major bills under the budget reconciliation process.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
The painful reverberations of that decision come to light in the present-day narrative, in which Qu maps the cousins’ reconciliation.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The company identified material weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically related to income taxes and reconciliation of account level balances.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
That's in part because of the difficulties posed by trying to pass two major bills under the budget reconciliation process.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconciliation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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