as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
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Recent Examples of armistice
The proposal has threatened to rip open a two-year-old armistice between environmental groups and the oil and gas industry, which had mutually agreed to pause their ballot and legislative conflicts.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Israel and Lebanon signed an armistice in 1949, but the conflict has continued to heat up over the last few decades.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
The South, which remains technically at war — the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty — with the North, isn’t standing by.
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Karishma Vaswani,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
The Korean Peninsula has been divided ever since a brutal war between the North and South ended with an armistice agreement in 1953.
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Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
14 Nov. 2025
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
Israel and Lebanon signed an armistice in 1949, but the conflict has continued to heat up over the last few decades.
—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2026
The South, which remains technically at war — the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty — with the North, isn’t standing by.
—
Karishma Vaswani,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
The Korean Peninsula has been divided ever since a brutal war between the North and South ended with an armistice agreement in 1953.
—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
Noun
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Also known as a truce, such an agreement is commonly understood to be a period between war and peace, in which the combatants agree to pause fighting while negotiations take place.
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The company and the government have since seemed to settle into an uneasy truce.
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Oil prices have declined since the US-Iran ceasefire agreement in mid-June opened up some traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
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At the height of the war, before an April ceasefire, Israel had targeted top leaders, in at least one case likely using their public appearance to fix their position.
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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