as in armistice
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Recent Examples of truce
The call touched on Taiwan, Ukraine, Iran, and trade, suggesting that lingering disagreements on fraught geopolitical issues haven’t derailed the superpowers’ months-old trade truce.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia broke the brief truce in thundering fashion between Monday night and Tuesday morning, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Previous attempts at a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine have all failed to hold.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The Gaza health ministry said Israeli airstrikes, tank shelling and gunfire have killed at least 490 people since the truce took effect in October after two years of war that widely demolished the Palestinian enclave.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Russia broke the brief truce in thundering fashion between Monday night and Tuesday morning, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles at Ukraine, according to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who said the strikes had left 1,170 apartment buildings in Kyiv without heating.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Previous attempts at a temporary truce between Russia and Ukraine have all failed to hold.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The Gaza health ministry said Israeli airstrikes, tank shelling and gunfire have killed at least 490 people since the truce took effect in October after two years of war that widely demolished the Palestinian enclave.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
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On this day in 1918: About a month after an armistice between Germany and the Allied Nations to end World War I, women were allowed to vote for the first time in the U.K. general election.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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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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His wife was held for 51 days before she was freed in November 2023 under a previous ceasefire.—
DARLENE SUPERVILLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The strike on a group of terrorists, including Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, had reportedly followed a Hamas attack overnight that wounded IDF troops in northern Gaza, in violation of the ceasefire agreement.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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