as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
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Recent Examples of armistice
As a result, Syria was forced to sign an armistice agreement with Israel on July 20, 1949.
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war after an armistice agreement brought the Korean War to a close in 1953.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
An armistice in 1953 paused fighting, but did not formally bring an end to the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war after an armistice agreement brought the Korean War to a close in 1953.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
An armistice in 1953 paused fighting, but did not formally bring an end to the war.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
Noun
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Despite the fragile truce agreement, Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two sides said the truce was made at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The group said the ceasefire is set to take effect from the first day of Eid, which is expected to begin Friday in Pakistan subject to a sighting of the moon.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even before Israel’s killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, nudged Hezbollah into action, the ceasefire appeared to be on the brink of collapse.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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