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
But Evans took the possibility seriously enough to sign the pledge and hold a press conference with his one-time Libertarian opponent to announce their armistice.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
As a result, Syria was forced to sign an armistice agreement with Israel on July 20, 1949.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war after an armistice agreement brought the Korean War to a close in 1953.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
As a result, Syria was forced to sign an armistice agreement with Israel on July 20, 1949.
—Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war after an armistice agreement brought the Korean War to a close in 1953.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
Noun
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Even in the best-case scenario of a truce or peace deal soon, experts said, traffic flows won’t return to normalcy before mid-summer.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Zelenskyy has previously offered a ceasefire for the Easter period — but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier this week that Moscow wants a lasting peace settlement, not a temporary truce.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The countries’ five-point plan calls for a ceasefire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, Tehran has denied requesting a ceasefire in comments to Al Jazeera.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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