pact
/ˈpækt/
noun
a formal agreement between parties, particularly to help one another
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1I love pacts.
2Pact thing-- Pact thing, pact thing, pact thing.
3Now pact.
4Break the pact.
5Break the pact.
party
/ˈpɑɹti/
noun
one of the sides in a legal agreement or dispute
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1There's a party at my house tonight.
2And this is coming from all political parties.
3All right, party is over.
4Anybody wanna go party?
5Anybody wanna go party?
to patch up
/pˈætʃ ˈʌp/
verb
to put an end to an argument with someone in order to make peace with them
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1We are going to patch up your relationships.
2Things were patched up.
3Patch up all broken furniture and replace faulty gadgets with new ones to have at least one less thing to worry about!
4We got the drywall all patched up.
5Got the strawberry patches up front.
peace offering
/pˈiːs ˈɑːfɚɹɪŋ/
noun
an offering made to become friends with someone after upsetting them
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1- It's a peace offering.
2- It's like a peace offering.
3It's a peace offering.
4Take these as a peace offering?
5Consider it a peace offering to the Earth.
point taken
/pˈɔɪnt tˈeɪkən/
interjection
a response that shows one has accepted that someone else's argument or opinion is valid

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1And he came back to me and said, point taken.
2These aren't actual rules, but point taken.
3I mean, TECHNICALLY, it'll be the Trump Presidential Library, MUSEUM, HOTEL, CASINO and Alligator Farm-- but Point Taken.
4That's often the point taken in academia.
5Now, the presentation of the case involves focusing on a particular statutory provision and emphasizing a point, I think-- well, a point taken by the dissent-- which is that the natural reading of this provision is that it prohibits race-based affirmative action.
positive
/ˈpɑzətɪv/
adjective
displaying approval, support, or agreement
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1The future of Apple's health initiatives look positive.
2Cash flows turn positive.
3Every comment, every comment is positive.
4- Overwhelming response was positive.
5Tip number four, be positive.
positively
/ˈpɑzətɪvɫi/
adverb
in a way that shows approval or agreement
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1These three lights with their respective colors just do positively mean these things.
2Think positively.
3Its antioxidant effects positively affect the general health of our stomach.
4Positively impact people.
5Positively identify the miscreant.
to pour oil on troubled waters
/pˈoːɹ ˈɔɪl ˌɑːn tɹˈʌbəld wˈɔːɾɚz/
phrase
to say things in order to settle a dispute or disagreement

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precisely
/pɹiˈsaɪsɫi/, /pɹɪˈsaɪsɫi/
adverb
used to express complete agreement
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1In a total solar eclipse, the moon precisely covers the sun from the vantage point of some place on Earth.
2And precisely the same law governs the realm of mind.
3So the expert outcomes here are precisely estimated.
4I know the energy of the laser precisely.
5I'm a savant, or more precisely, a high-functioning autistic savant.
prenuptial agreement
/pɹɪnˈʌpʃəl ɐɡɹˈiːmənt/
noun
an agreement between a couple before marriage in which they agree how much of each other's property each will receive upon divorce or death
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1So prenuptial agreements don't allow you to talk about child support, custody, anything like that.
2You might also need a prenuptial agreement Alimony is something that is dictated by your state, country or jurisdiction.
3What can you not contract for in a prenuptial agreement?
4And then in the prenuptial agreement, she had agreed to waive the appreciated value of her husband's premarital business.
5Trump's second wife, Marla Maples, signed a prenuptial agreement with an incredibly strict nondisclosure clause.
protocol
/ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɑɫ/, /ˈpɹoʊtəˌkɔɫ/
noun
the original form of an agreement, particularly a treaty between states, etc.; an addition to a treaty or agreement
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1But these protocols make sense.
2So the Vietnamese government has revised their protocols now.
3Here's the protocol.
4The protocol deals with the special position of Northern Ireland after Brexit.
5I know protocol.
proviso
/pɹəˈvaɪzoʊ/
noun
a condition that needs accepting before making an agreement
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1I'm happy to take questions with the proviso that you go to the microphone to ask them.
2There's, also, a separations of POWER proviso in the CONSTITUTION.
3I should, however, add a proviso.
4Whether Proviso is frequently violated.
5Well, there is one proviso.
to put aside
/pˌʊt ɐsˈaɪd/
verb
to forget a feeling, disagreement, or dispute
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1In an unusual display of brutality, the LRA fighters put aside their usual AK-47s and RPGs in favor of the machete and club.
2Put aside the flowery language.
3The saver usually put aside a small amount of money, on a regular basis.
4But putting aside that-- GUY CHARLES:
5Put aside the technology.
quite
/ˈkwaɪt/
interjection
used to express agreement

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1They were quite happy until Annie suddenly began to cry and ran into the kitchen to her mother.
2No man or monster has slithered their way into our hearts quite like the snake-haired seductress with the obsidian stare.
3Monks never really quite make up the sleep deficiencies.
4Your husband and I never quite saw eye-to-eye, ma'am. -
5Maybe the cloak, again, the cloak is quite cumbersome.
ratification
/ˌɹætəfəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
the act of validating an agreement by signing it or voting for it
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1Those states also faced ratification battles in the '70s.
2Second, the press overwhelmingly favored ratification of the Constitution.
3North Carolina initially rejected ratification.
4Rhode Island initially rejected ratification.
5Ratification conditioned on antecedent amendments.
to ratify
/ˈɹætəˌfaɪ/
verb
to validate an agreement by signing it or voting for it
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1Nine states ratified.
2Almost ratified by Guinness! -
3They ratified their constitution.
4They're basically just ratifying your agreement.
5They're ratifying your agreement.
to realign
/ɹiəˈɫaɪn/
verb
to change one's opinions, beliefs, etc. to be like those of another person or group
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1But in '94 the American League was realigned.
2The boxing world had been realigned.
3The United States party system has realigned four times.
4There, politics might realign.
5In one particularly insane act, the country’s rice fields were forcibly realigned in order to resemble the Khmer Rouge’s checkerboard-patterned coat of arms.
realignment
/ɹiəˈɫaɪnmənt/
noun
the action of changing one's opinions, beliefs, etc. to be like those of another person or group
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1We saw that transition and the realignment in the 2018 election.
2Look at the great realignments in American political history.
3A different language has been that of political realignment.
4There's a realignment going on.
5Both reformations were predicated on fractious discussion, internal self-doubt and massive realignment of antiquated business models.
reconcilable
/ɹˈɛkənsˌaɪləbəl/
adjective
(of disagreements or differences) able to be settled

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to reconcile
/ˈɹɛkənˌsaɪɫ/
verb
to become or make a person become friendly again with another after ending a disagreement or dispute
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1Never reconcile.
2We have to reconcile the patient's knowledge of their body with physicians' measurements.
3You guys reconciled that?
4Seemingly contradictory ideas are reconciled in that state of no-mind and ecstasy.
5Then your father and I reconciled.
reconciliation
/ˌɹɛkənˌsɪɫiˈeɪʃən/
noun
the act of becoming friendly with someone once more after ending a disagreement
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1Then we have got the reconciliation.
2On the other side was reconciliation.
3yes I want reconciliation with my Creator
4They're going to use reconciliation.
5We are going to use reconciliation.
resolution
/ˌɹɛzəˈɫuʃən/
noun
the act of resolving a problem or disagreement
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1You have any New Year resolutions?
2I mean, the display resolution is terrible.
3Another option would be to just get a laptop with a higher resolution display.
4Some people love resolution.
5Some people make resolutions WITH someone else.
to resolve
/ɹiˈzɑɫv/
verb
(of a meeting, committee, etc.) to come to a decision through a formal vote
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1Resolve the attack in the following way.
2Resolve locations and guilds.
3Then, also, the league has to resolve disputes between clubs.
4Matured differentiation resolves the relational tension between agency and communion.
5Resolve the resultant wound.
right
/ˈɹaɪt/
interjection
used to show one's agreement

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1The fast food industry grew because it was born at the right time.
2I have no idea what's going on with Michelle right now.
3You know, they have the right to terminate channels as they see fit, to suspend channels as they see fit.
4Can you imagine if I put a big loudspeaker hooked up to your brain, and I could hear all your thoughts right now?
5When a new drug comes to market, the FDA gives the drug company exclusive rights to produce and market the drug until their patent runs out.
right on
/ɹˈaɪt ˈɑːn/
interjection
used to show one's strong support or approval

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to seal
/ˈsiɫ/
verb
to finalize a contract, deal, or agreement
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1Here you can see sea animals like seals.
2Outside a hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador, a family seals the coffin of their father with plastic wrap.
3Hammon's game-winning assist to Bethany Donaphin sealed the deal.
4At that time, the state sealed the building.
5Seal the freezer bag.
to settle
/ˈsɛtəɫ/
verb
to bring a dispute or disagreement to an end
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1Settling the stomach.
2Issue settled.
3The proletariat of each country must, of course, first of all settle matters with its own bourgeoisie.
4As a result, the Creek refugees and their allies settled the territory with ease.
5But the count settled the question.
settlement
/ˈsɛtəɫmənt/
noun
an official agreement that puts an end to a dispute
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1The settlement includes money for the victims families.
2Settlements of settled hunters-gatherers.
3Second, the settlement rationalized the rescue of banks within the terms of the new system.
4Settlements sprung up in or near Shuar territory.
5Farming settlements were just taking hold.
to shake on
/ʃˈeɪk ˈɑːn/
verb
to shake hands as an act of agreement

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shoulder to shoulder
/ʃˈoʊldɚ tə ʃˈoʊldɚ/
adverb
together working toward a shared aim
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1There's protestors shoulder to shoulder, inches away from cops.
2This one was packed with reportedly 6000 people shoulder to shoulder, very few masks.
3The restaurants here rub shoulder to shoulder with grocers, butchers, fishmongers, and retailers.
4It was literally shoulder to shoulder of people packed in like sardines. -
5Arther rubs off shoulder to shoulder.
to side with
/sˈaɪd wɪð/
verb
to support a person or group against someone else in a fight or argument
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1Chief Justice John Roberts sided with Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan.
2The courts are going to side with the patron.
3Zheng He sided with al’Abidin.
4Maybe even side with you in a political debate.
5We side with the false victim.
to sign
/ˈsaɪn/
verb
to write your name on something such as a check, letter, document, etc. for people to recognize it and know that you wrote it or you authorize or agree with what is written on it
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1Oh the poisonous ones wear signs.
2These motherfuckers sign their name on a paper.
3Will you guys sign my yearbook?
4The fine representatives of the body politic in Ireland signed the Anglo-Irish treaty in 1921.
5- Sign your name right here.
signatory
/ˈsɪɡnəˌtɔɹi/
noun
a person, organization, or country that has signed a formal agreement
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1It also forbids all signatories from laying claim to any territory beyond the surface of the Earth.
2Nine of the 56 signatories died in battle.
3In 1989, signatories of the Antarctic Treaty were poised to open the door to limited oil and mineral prospecting.
4Bringing 108 signatories and 103 parties behind the treaty.
5To date, there are 50 signatories and 125 parties that stand behind the treaty.
to sign on
/sˈaɪn ˈɑːn/
verb
to sign a contract agreeing to work for someone
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1Trump is, also, pressuring members of CONGRESS to Sign On.
2It's divisive for the COUNTRY to go through an Impeachment Process and she was reluctant to Sign On.
to sign up
/sˈaɪn ˈʌp/
verb
to sign a contract agreeing to do a job
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1Within a month, half of Harvard students signed up.
2And most countries in Europe signed up .
3- Sign up below.
4Patreon members only, sign up down below.
5Savings secret number three: sign up for the entire Rewards Club, not just one part of it.
to sink one's differences
/sˈɪŋk wˈʌnz dˈɪfɹənsᵻz/
phrase
to put aside disagreements

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solid
/ˈsɑɫəd/
adjective
fully in agreement; approved of by all
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1The phone feels solid.
2The quality is solid.
3That thing is solid.
4The wide angle camera lens is solid.
5Introducing solids!
solidarity
/ˌsɑɫəˈdɛɹəti/
noun
the support given by the members of a group to each other because of sharing the same opinions, feelings, goals, etc.
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1Hundreds of miles away, in Bangladesh, Muslim Rohingya refugees express solidarity.
2Hundreds of miles away, in Bangladesh, Muslim Rohingya refugees express solidarity.
3Just give you solidarity.
4The central concept is solidarity.
5Organic solidarity described legal-rational authority or modernity or capitalism.
sounds like a plan
/sˈaʊndz lˈaɪk ɐ plˈæn/
phrase
used to show agreement with a suggestion
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1- Sounds like a plan.
2Sounds like a plan? -
3In two warriors are like, yah, we'll join up, sounds like a plan.
4Yep, sounds like a plan.
5- All right, sounds like a plan to me.
to stand up and be counted
/stˈænd ˌʌp ænd biː kˈaʊntᵻd/
phrase
to publicly express one's agreement or support for someone or something

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to strike a bargain
/stɹˈaɪk ɐ bˈɑːɹɡɪn/
phrase
to make an agreement that involves both parties doing something for one another
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1As a woman from a modest farm, Buttercup wouldn't hold much power, but she uses what leverage she does have to selflessly strike a bargain that she believes will keep Westley safe, at great cost to herself.
submission
/səbˈmɪʃən/
noun
the state or act of accepting defeat and not having a choice but to obey the person in the position of power
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1Muslims believe that God sent Muhammad as the final prophet to bring people back to the one true religion, which involves the worship of, and submission to, a single and all-powerful God.
2A society of surveillance is just one step away from a society of submission.
3Forget the submission.
4The other S word is submission.
5Submission brings peace.
to subscribe to
/səbskɹˈaɪb tuː/
verb
to support or agree with an idea, opinion, etc.
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1The first shots according to the witnesses we have SPOKEN to and seen for Our Wire Service that we Subscribe To, the earliest shots just after 7:00 A.M. people heard SHOTS up until a quarter to 8 and 8:00.
surely
/ˈʃʊɹɫi/
adverb
used as a positive response to something
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1Surely the lower-speed roundabouts cause horrible traffic problems.
2Surely this word prevent also has a little bit of its modern meaning.
3Surely, no real-life reimagining of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie could tarnish their radiant happiness and general excitement for life?
4Hard work surely pays off.
5- Surely, you guys remember our twin swap video.
sympathetic
/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
displaying support or approval
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1The sympathetic is very vigilant.
2The first installment of his story through about 2 Samuel 5, is clearly sympathetic to David and favorable to David.
3A good portion of the population, Particularly the folks in New England, were still sympathetic to Britain.
4Blacks are more sympathetic to other blacks.
5Her sisters were sympathetic to Kim’s agony.
sympathetically
/ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪkəɫi/, /ˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪkɫi/
adverb
in a manner that displays support or approval
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1But even as it portrays them sympathetically, it still leaves Native Americans as a side story, part of the white main character’s redemption arc.
2"Nobody's really happy about taking a close relative to the Catbox," said Dr. Hitz gently, sympathetically.
3Perhaps surprisingly, Karl was sympathetically viewed as an eccentric romantic by the public.
4And the important point is to let it evolve sympathetically.
5But if he wants to talk about it, listen sympathetically.
to sympathize
/ˈsɪmpəˌθaɪz/
verb
to support and approve of something or someone
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1I really sympathize.
2He sympathizes with you.
3As a freelance journalist, I sympathize.
4I sympathize so much.
5- I sympathize to a certain extent.

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