as in peace
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Recent Examples of peacetime
This report became a blueprint for maintaining and expanding federal support for university research in peacetime.
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Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
This makes the submarine unique as both a strategic and tactical vessel that pays dividends not only during wartime, but peacetime as well.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
In peacetime, most Swiss use them as wine cellars, storage facilities or saunas.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Congress adopted its first peacetime income tax in 1894.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kreps, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
This makes the submarine unique as both a strategic and tactical vessel that pays dividends not only during wartime, but peacetime as well.
—New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
In peacetime, most Swiss use them as wine cellars, storage facilities or saunas.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
Congress adopted its first peacetime income tax in 1894.
— Made By History, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacetime
Noun
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Putin sent a second-tier team of negotiators to the peace talks, spurning Zelenskyy's challenge to meet in person.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The latest assault comes after a Russian drone attack on a bus in Ukraine’s northeastern region of Sumy killed at least nine people and injured seven Saturday, just hours after the two countries met for the first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Russia’s 2022 invasion.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Penn was a tireless critic of President George W. Bush, visiting Baghdad in 2002 ahead of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq the following year to urge a detente between the two nations.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 May 2025
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That means a surge of orders sparked by a detente between the superpowers will likely overwhelm the network, causing delays and boosting costs.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacetime. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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