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
Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel also turned over living and dead Palestinians in its custody.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain a ceasefire - for now.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops, halted its offensive and increased aid into the enclave.
—USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The Israeli strikes killed more than 100 Palestinians, including at least 46 children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, marking by far the deadliest day in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect nearly three weeks ago.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) published the images Tuesday in a new report after ceasefire talks for the country faltered in Washington and following RSF entering El Fasher Sunday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Tuesday Hamas was accused by Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement after returning body parts that were identified to belong to Ofir Tzarfati, whose remains were already returned to Israel about two years ago in a military operation.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel also turned over living and dead Palestinians in its custody.
—ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to maintain a ceasefire - for now.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops, halted its offensive and increased aid into the enclave.
—USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The Israeli strikes killed more than 100 Palestinians, including at least 46 children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, marking by far the deadliest day in Gaza since the ceasefire went into effect nearly three weeks ago.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Yale University’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) published the images Tuesday in a new report after ceasefire talks for the country faltered in Washington and following RSF entering El Fasher Sunday.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
But Tuesday Hamas was accused by Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement after returning body parts that were identified to belong to Ofir Tzarfati, whose remains were already returned to Israel about two years ago in a military operation.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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