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Detente Crossword Clue

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noun

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

• warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

• a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid

90%11 Policy of making concessions to an aggressor to avoid conflict
noun

• the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

90%11 Working together towards a common goal
noun

• joint operation or action

• the practice of cooperating

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New York Times11 Jan 2008 Across 18
New York Times03 Mar 2001 Down 23
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