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Recent Examples of peacetime
The plant that proved an airplane could be built like a car then returned to peacetime work, changing hands among automakers as demand shifted.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Following the pandemic, the U.S. money supply, measured by M2, experienced the fastest rate of peacetime growth since the Fed’s founding in 1913.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Plowshare Project dreamt up idealistic, peacetime applications, such as reversing the course of rivers, triggering small earthquakes to prevent large ones from forming, flooding desserts, and, above all, snaking out a Central American canal with fewer vulnerabilities.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Anti-war groups Veterans for Peace and About Face: Veterans Against the War organized last Friday's protest against America's peacetime military parade.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 June 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Following the pandemic, the U.S. money supply, measured by M2, experienced the fastest rate of peacetime growth since the Fed’s founding in 1913.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
The Plowshare Project dreamt up idealistic, peacetime applications, such as reversing the course of rivers, triggering small earthquakes to prevent large ones from forming, flooding desserts, and, above all, snaking out a Central American canal with fewer vulnerabilities.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Anti-war groups Veterans for Peace and About Face: Veterans Against the War organized last Friday's protest against America's peacetime military parade.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacetime
Noun
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Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express concern about the attack and talk about the need for peace in the region.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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The viola is like an extension of him, his daily tuning is a meditative practice that brings him a unique peace.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seemingly, a detente was broached on Monday.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Trade 'detente' continued The two sides in May announced a truce in their trade dispute after talks in Geneva, Switzerland, agreeing to a 90-day period to allow further talks.—
Trevor Hunnicutt,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacetime. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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