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also cease-fire
as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting
The two armies declared a ceasefire for the holiday.
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Recent Examples of ceasefire
The Israeli military earlier today pounded Tyre, Lebanon’s fourth-largest city, in a wave of strikes across southern Lebanon that killed at least 14 people, despite a month-old ceasefire deal Israel and Lebanon previously agreed to.
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Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The incident happened during a peaceful ceasefire rally outside the South San Francisco Public Library on April 10, 2024, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Tedros on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in a region where armed groups have staged violent attacks for decades.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Determined to focus on peace The ceasefire is looking a little more firing and a little less ceasing this morning.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 May 2026
In fact, oil and gasoline futures both rebounded on Thursday as new fighting in the Middle East underscores the fragile nature of the ceasefire.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Trump previously announced a ceasefire with Iran to allow for peace talks to reach a deal to reopen the waterway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
An analysis by the American Enterprise Institute also pegged the cost at up to $35 billion from the start of the war through April 7, when the United States and Iran struck a temporary ceasefire.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The sweeping warning — the first of its kind since an April 17 ceasefire — came as many Lebanese tried to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 29 May 2026
The incident happened during a peaceful ceasefire rally outside the South San Francisco Public Library on April 10, 2024, prosecutors said.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Tedros on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in a region where armed groups have staged violent attacks for decades.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
Determined to focus on peace The ceasefire is looking a little more firing and a little less ceasing this morning.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 May 2026
In fact, oil and gasoline futures both rebounded on Thursday as new fighting in the Middle East underscores the fragile nature of the ceasefire.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Trump previously announced a ceasefire with Iran to allow for peace talks to reach a deal to reopen the waterway.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
An analysis by the American Enterprise Institute also pegged the cost at up to $35 billion from the start of the war through April 7, when the United States and Iran struck a temporary ceasefire.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The sweeping warning — the first of its kind since an April 17 ceasefire — came as many Lebanese tried to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
—Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceasefire
Noun
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Just 90 days into his premiership, Abiy, at the time only 41, stunned the world by negotiating a truce that ended a bitter 20-year civil war with neighboring Eritrea.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Their decision to lift some restrictions this week came as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The two, of course, strike a peace accord and divulge info about their pasts and go on to evaluate their brittle relationships with Diane’s son.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Trump’s optimism that the other Middle Eastern and majority-Muslim countries could soon sign on to the accords might be overly ambitious.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Israel says its post-ceasefire strikes are aimed at preventing attacks or stopping people from approaching its armistice line with Hamas.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The proposal has threatened to rip open a two-year-old armistice between environmental groups and the oil and gas industry, which had mutually agreed to pause their ballot and legislative conflicts.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceasefire. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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