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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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Aoun called for a new initiative, backed by the international community, which would establish a truce between Israel and Lebanon while helping the Lebanese armed forces disarm Hezbollah and confiscate its weaponry.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
A couple of years later a truce was reached with the government when the residents agreed to pay for water and electricity in exchange for being left alone.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.
—Ruth Alonga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Aoun called for a new initiative, backed by the international community, which would establish a truce between Israel and Lebanon while helping the Lebanese armed forces disarm Hezbollah and confiscate its weaponry.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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