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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After the armistice, Ross headed to New York City and never really left.
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Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
One such cease-fire deal is the Korean armistice of 1953, which ended three years of fighting.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
The incursion marked the first time Israel had significantly moved past the armistice line established during the last war between the two in 1973.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953, followed by the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty on Oct. 1, 1953.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
One such cease-fire deal is the Korean armistice of 1953, which ended three years of fighting.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
The incursion marked the first time Israel had significantly moved past the armistice line established during the last war between the two in 1973.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
The armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953, followed by the U.S.-South Korea Mutual Defense Treaty on Oct. 1, 1953.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
truce
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Trade truce with the U.S. came as the economic toll of tariffs on the economy was becoming difficult to ignore.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Yet there is no hope that a truce would result in fruitful Russian and Ukrainian negotiations and mutual compromises.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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