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
Abu Dalal, along with 17 members of her family, was killed in an Israeli strike on October 29, weeks after the ceasefire was implemented, according to hospital authorities.
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Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The move was welcomed by officials at the United Nations, who say Israel has been too slow in surging humanitarian aid to the territory since a ceasefire began last month.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war drew a nomination of ceasefire, but the Barbie movie, AI, and online slang dominated the discourse.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The state of the ceasefire has always been on rocky footing, especially after one was already in place from January to March before the truce was broken.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Nov. 2025
In the weeks since, sporadic Israeli strikes have killed at least a hundred people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, but the ceasefire, however fragile, is holding, and so is a semblance of hope.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Dozens of people were killed on both sides of the border in the following days before a ceasefire agreement was reached.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
The ceasefire is broadly holding in Gaza.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The move was welcomed by officials at the United Nations, who say Israel has been too slow in surging humanitarian aid to the territory since a ceasefire began last month.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
The Israel-Hamas war drew a nomination of ceasefire, but the Barbie movie, AI, and online slang dominated the discourse.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The state of the ceasefire has always been on rocky footing, especially after one was already in place from January to March before the truce was broken.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 Nov. 2025
In the weeks since, sporadic Israeli strikes have killed at least a hundred people in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, but the ceasefire, however fragile, is holding, and so is a semblance of hope.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Dozens of people were killed on both sides of the border in the following days before a ceasefire agreement was reached.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2025
The ceasefire is broadly holding in Gaza.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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