come to terms
Idioms-
Reach an agreement, as in The landlord and his tenants soon came to terms regarding repairs . [Early 1700s]
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come to terms with . Reconcile oneself to, as in He'd been trying to come to terms with his early life . [Mid-1800s]
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Across the Arctic, countries are trying to come to terms with this growing hazard.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
"A child should never be taken from their family so suddenly, under such tragic circumstances and we are all struggling to come to terms with this unimaginable loss," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“After this, Darwin turned back to barnacles with a heavy heart,” she had written previously about his attempt to come to terms with the death of his 10-year-old daughter, Annie, in 1851.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Polovincik said it had been "such a terrible ending" to an amazing family trip and that it would take some time for his family to come to terms with what had occurred.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It took weeks for me to come to terms with this fact, but as I did, I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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