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Both parties have proven incapable of fiscal restraint — even in peacetime.
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Don Muir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In peacetime, military forces working with NATO conduct training exercises across Eastern Europe and other places to help reassure allies about the strength of the military coalition – and to deter potential aggressors, like Russia.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The debt percentage would fall at that time as the peacetime economy grew quickly and government spending, no longer prosecuting a war, fell sharply.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 May 2025
At the time, officials were able to keep the notion at bay, citing the questionable optics of a peacetime demonstration.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 14 June 2025
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Don Muir, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
In peacetime, military forces working with NATO conduct training exercises across Eastern Europe and other places to help reassure allies about the strength of the military coalition – and to deter potential aggressors, like Russia.
—John Deni, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The debt percentage would fall at that time as the peacetime economy grew quickly and government spending, no longer prosecuting a war, fell sharply.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 May 2025
At the time, officials were able to keep the notion at bay, citing the questionable optics of a peacetime demonstration.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peacetime
Noun
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Trump has warned Iran against taking any retaliatory actions, warning of additional attacks if the country does not make meaningful efforts towards peace.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
23 June 2025
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Less than a decade later, Eisenhower, by then the U.S. President, lamented that American troops appeared destined to undergird peace in Europe forever.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Newsom and Trump have long been at odds, although the two had a brief detente in their relationship in the past few months.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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So far, the feud between Trump and Musk is probably best described as a moving target, with plenty of opportunities for escalation or detente.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peacetime. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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