reconciliation
noun
Jonathan Weisman
Examples of reconciliation in a Sentence
Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
Their reconciliation had been mediated by, of all people, McCartney.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
His message is one of reconciliation, which could either be the key to a transition or fall on deaf ears amidst the polarization.
—Elias Ferrer, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The release and the attachments to this release provide a reconciliation of each of the Non-GAAP measures referred to in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
—Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
Fatima’s story holds out the promise of reconciliation and alliance between North and sub-Saharan Africa, and the film offers a grandly metaphorical yet relentlessly revolutionary invocation of pan-African unity.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
But in a surprise twist during the reunion, Nanda announced her reconciliation with Mack, with Mack even proposing to her at the end of the episode; in May 2022, the two welcomed a son named Ben.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
On the reconciliation, Cabello said those same thoughts were going through her mind.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Mothers were encouraged to gather with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Middle English reconsiliacioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin reconciliation-, reconciliatio, from reconciliare
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Reconciliation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconciliation. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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