as in truces
a temporary stopping of fighting
the two armies declared a cease-fire for the holiday
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Recent Examples of cease-fires
The tragic irony about the last nine months of war is that while international discussion has been dominated by the prospects for negotiations and cease-fires, Russia has ramped up the intensity of fighting.
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Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Trump’s proposal marks the most substantial effort yet toward a lasting agreement in the over two-year-long war, after earlier deals yielded only temporary cease-fires.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Jack Watling, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Trump’s proposal marks the most substantial effort yet toward a lasting agreement in the over two-year-long war, after earlier deals yielded only temporary cease-fires.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cease-fires
truces
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But as with any temporary ceasefire, Christmas truces can be prone to violations.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
20 Dec. 2025
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Kinshasa accuses Kigali of supporting rebels in the resource-rich eastern DRC, and fighting has escalated ahead of the meeting, highlighting the difficulty of reaching — and maintaining — truces, even if overseen by the US president.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Cease-fires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cease-fires. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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