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
China sent a special envoy to the Middle East last week to mediate a ceasefire.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Reporting from Tel Aviv Tehran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities across the region, in what Arab officials tell NBC News is a strategy to drive up oil prices to create pressure for a ceasefire.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran may still attempt to widen the conflict’s economic and geopolitical impact to keep up pressure and push for a ceasefire in its favor, but that could also backfire, said Benjamin Radd, a political scientist and senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah said last week that after more than a year of abiding by a ceasefire as Israel’s strikes continued on Lebanon, its patience has ended, leaving it with no option but to fight.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Until a ceasefire materializes, the Treasury market is likely to be torn between near-term inflation fears and the risk of economic deceleration later in the year.
—Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
The subsequent strikes have been the most intense since a November 2024 ceasefire.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, China's foreign minister Wang Yi said armed conflict in the Middle East will only breed hatred, and called for a ceasefire.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
After decades of insurgency, Turkey and the PKK made significant moves toward a ceasefire in 2025.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Mar. 2026
Reporting from Tel Aviv Tehran unleashed a heavy barrage of missile and drone attacks directed at oil facilities across the region, in what Arab officials tell NBC News is a strategy to drive up oil prices to create pressure for a ceasefire.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Iran may still attempt to widen the conflict’s economic and geopolitical impact to keep up pressure and push for a ceasefire in its favor, but that could also backfire, said Benjamin Radd, a political scientist and senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah said last week that after more than a year of abiding by a ceasefire as Israel’s strikes continued on Lebanon, its patience has ended, leaving it with no option but to fight.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Until a ceasefire materializes, the Treasury market is likely to be torn between near-term inflation fears and the risk of economic deceleration later in the year.
—Michael MacKenzie, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
The subsequent strikes have been the most intense since a November 2024 ceasefire.
—Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, China's foreign minister Wang Yi said armed conflict in the Middle East will only breed hatred, and called for a ceasefire.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
After decades of insurgency, Turkey and the PKK made significant moves toward a ceasefire in 2025.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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