1. plural of detente: periods of reduced tension or improved relations between countries or groups that were previously hostile
Usage: political/diplomatic term

Examples

• The two nations experienced several detentes during the Cold War era.
• Diplomatic detentes often follow periods of intense conflict.
• The summit meetings led to temporary detentes between the rival factions.
• Historians study the various detentes that shaped 20th-century politics.
• Economic cooperation can foster detentes between former enemies.
• The peace negotiations resulted in multiple detentes over the decades.