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Can I use strike instead of establish? Like in this sentence:

We don't know about the deals it may have struck with the other countries.

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  • To "strike a deal" is an idiom, and its meaning is only tangential to that of the much larger and broader term to establish.
    – Robusto
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 22:19
  • @Robusto you might want to write that as an answer
    – Trey
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 22:24
  • If you wish it.
    – Robusto
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 22:28

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To "strike a deal" is an idiom, and its meaning is only tangential to that of the much larger and broader term to establish.

Moreover, it's probably more common to talk about "making a deal" rather than "striking" one. And I have never actually heard anyone talk about "establishing" a deal; it would not be impossible to do that, but it would point in another direction, away from the common meaning you're looking for.

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  • what about struck a deal vs made a deal?
    – Trey
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 22:33
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    In that context, "struck" would sound a little more dramatic than "make." That's about it. Use "strike" to emphasize some aspect regarding the process or the result.
    – Robusto
    Commented Nov 27, 2017 at 22:36

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