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: a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or action
That tortured rage morphs into a loving, uneasy truce …—
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truced; trucing
: to make a truce
: to end with a truce
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Noun
There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Israel appears to have been sidelined as the truce was worked out, much to the chagrin of its political leadership.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Oil and gas prices fell as the US-Iran truce pointed towards the freer flow of fossil fuels through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
The agreement is meant to provide a meaningful truce in a monthslong war that has killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and raised the prices of fuel, food and other basic goods far beyond the region.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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The Sacramento Bee covered a major state tax package, high school sports honors and a multimillion-dollar truce over rideshare ballot measures on June 18.
—Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Israel appears to have been sidelined as the truce was worked out, much to the chagrin of its political leadership.
—Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Oil and gas prices fell as the US-Iran truce pointed towards the freer flow of fossil fuels through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
The agreement is meant to provide a meaningful truce in a monthslong war that has killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and raised the prices of fuel, food and other basic goods far beyond the region.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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