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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
There are conflicting accounts of how the ceasefire was negotiated.
—
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
All three nations gave Israel an ultimatum to meet certain conditions, including addressing Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and securing a ceasefire; the recognition of Palestine is also a reflection that the pressure campaign failed.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
France has supported resolutions demanding a ceasefire in Gaza since 2023.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The march linked environmental concerns with calls for democracy, gender equality, free speech, immigration reform, and a ceasefire in Gaza.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump hints at a potential Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
All three nations gave Israel an ultimatum to meet certain conditions, including addressing Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and securing a ceasefire; the recognition of Palestine is also a reflection that the pressure campaign failed.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
France has supported resolutions demanding a ceasefire in Gaza since 2023.
—Richard Gowan, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
The march linked environmental concerns with calls for democracy, gender equality, free speech, immigration reform, and a ceasefire in Gaza.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Trump hints at a potential Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceasefire
Noun
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However, previous truce agreements have failed to bring lasting peace between M23 and the Congolese armed forces.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the case, high school students in 1965 planned to wear black armbands to school to show their support for a truce in the Vietnam War.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The document accords extraordinary, largely unchecked power to Sharaa.—
Sam Heller,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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So far, the Kremlin’s reaction to the accords has been cool and dismissive rather than openly confrontational.—
Thomas de Waal,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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South Korea and North Korea remain technically at war after an armistice agreement brought the Korean War to a close in 1953.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine could, for example, withdraw its troops from particular areas without making any formal territorial concessions, creating an unrecognized but indefinite line of separation, like the one that followed the Korean armistice, in 1953, or the division of Berlin, during the Cold War.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceasefire. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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