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The draft contains other elements, including keeping Ukraine's army at 800,000 during peacetime and making Ukraine a member of the European Union by a specific date.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
In 1950, the Departments of State and Defense drafted NSC-68, a memorandum that called for a massive increase in peacetime defense spending and the development of the hydrogen bomb.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Steel production of this kind is very capital-intensive and often has very low-margins during peacetime.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
American national power depends on a strong industrial sector capable of meeting both peacetime and wartime production demands.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
In 1950, the Departments of State and Defense drafted NSC-68, a memorandum that called for a massive increase in peacetime defense spending and the development of the hydrogen bomb.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Steel production of this kind is very capital-intensive and often has very low-margins during peacetime.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
American national power depends on a strong industrial sector capable of meeting both peacetime and wartime production demands.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacetime
peace
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The attack Sunday came a few hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a new round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia had been postponed.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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At the park Friday, Hernandez spoke about her efforts to help address the problems, flooding the area with mobile home response teams, ex-gang members who try to de-escalate gang violence, otherwise known as peace ambassadors.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacetime. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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