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
Researchers believe the cave’s permanent darkness impairs the spiders’ vision, creating an unlikely truce between predator and prey.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against Israel over the weekend underscored how the war is likely to further escalate before any near-term truce is reached, analysts warned.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
As officials in both Washington and Tehran strike increasingly hard lines, neighboring countries are desperate for a truce.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Iran has rejected a 15-point US proposal for a truce, setting out its own five conditions for bringing an end to the conflict in a blow to hopes for a quick resolution to the war.
—Jennifer Duggan, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthis against Israel over the weekend underscored how the war is likely to further escalate before any near-term truce is reached, analysts warned.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
As officials in both Washington and Tehran strike increasingly hard lines, neighboring countries are desperate for a truce.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Iran has rejected a 15-point US proposal for a truce, setting out its own five conditions for bringing an end to the conflict in a blow to hopes for a quick resolution to the war.
—Jennifer Duggan, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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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
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To redeem past promises to the Lombard patriots and to avoid the necessity of accepting an Austrian peace, the armistice was denounced at its expiration (March 12), and war began on March 20.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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