ceasefire
noun
cease·fire
ˈsēs-ˈfi(-ə)r 
variants
or less commonly cease-fire
plural ceasefires also cease-fires
1
: a military order to cease firing
2
: a suspension of active hostilities
Examples of ceasefire in a Sentence
the two armies declared a ceasefire for the holiday
Recent Examples on the Web
If deployed in the Strait of Hormuz, naval crews would be hoping for fewer dangers if the ceasefire holds.
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Lebanon earlier this month, after weeks of military operations in the country's south.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 June 2026
How will an Iran ceasefire impact the economy?
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 16 June 2026
The extension of the ceasefire also covers the current war between Israel and Hezbollah, which has uprooted more than a million people from their homes.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
No assets have been released so far, according to Vance, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said under the agreement, the country will receive half of its roughly $24 billion in long-frozen funds before final negotiations begin during a 60-day ceasefire extension.
—Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 16 June 2026
But the attack never came and hours later, plans for the United States and Iran to sign a more permanent ceasefire deal in Geneva were being announced.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Israel and Hezbollah have continued to fight daily despite an official ceasefire.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 15 June 2026
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ABC News, 16 June 2026
Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Lebanon earlier this month, after weeks of military operations in the country's south.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 June 2026
How will an Iran ceasefire impact the economy?
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 16 June 2026
The extension of the ceasefire also covers the current war between Israel and Hezbollah, which has uprooted more than a million people from their homes.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
No assets have been released so far, according to Vance, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has said under the agreement, the country will receive half of its roughly $24 billion in long-frozen funds before final negotiations begin during a 60-day ceasefire extension.
—Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 16 June 2026
But the attack never came and hours later, plans for the United States and Iran to sign a more permanent ceasefire deal in Geneva were being announced.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 15 June 2026
Israel and Hezbollah have continued to fight daily despite an official ceasefire.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 15 June 2026
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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