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
Trump’s interpretation would allow a president to engineer cease-fires every two weeks to escape congressional involvement.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
And Iran has seen Israel carry out attacks against Lebanon and Gaza even after previous cease-fires in those conflicts were reached, Iranian officials said.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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.
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Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
And Iran has seen Israel carry out attacks against Lebanon and Gaza even after previous cease-fires in those conflicts were reached, Iranian officials said.
—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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.
—
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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Since the war with Iran began, a series of truces have failed to maintain peace in Lebanon.
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Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire, but Ukraine remains skeptical after previous attempts to broker lasting truces have repeatedly failed with both sides trading accusations.
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“Cease-fires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cease-fires. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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