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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The Ukrainian public largely understands that the land must be ceded as part of any armistice, because there is no way to retake it militarily.
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Eisenhower faced significant challenges in negotiating the armistice agreement, which took seven months.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Ukraine in March accepted a proposal from the Trump administration for a 30-day cease-fire, to be followed by talks on matters including the location of an armistice line, steps to safeguard a nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian army and deployment of a possible European peacekeeping force.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 3 May 2025
North and South Korea are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Eisenhower faced significant challenges in negotiating the armistice agreement, which took seven months.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Ukraine in March accepted a proposal from the Trump administration for a 30-day cease-fire, to be followed by talks on matters including the location of an armistice line, steps to safeguard a nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian army and deployment of a possible European peacekeeping force.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 3 May 2025
North and South Korea are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
truce
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The nations continued strikes with no signs of a truce in the near future.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Despite the truce, both artists were forbidden from performing in Barbados, showing the ongoing repercussions of the conflict.—
Natalie Meade,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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