as in armistice
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Recent Examples of truce
Neither Israel nor Hezbollah immediately confirmed the truce.
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Advertisement Throughout negotiations, Tehran has been adamant that any cease-fire with Washington must also end the hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, and that any permanent truce must lead to Israel withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 June 2026
Despite a 60-day deadline to hammer out details of the truce, Washington and Tehran said further negotiations would be postponed indefinitely.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
For this 60-day ceasefire, Iran insisted on including an Israel-Hezbollah truce in Lebanon.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
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Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Advertisement Throughout negotiations, Tehran has been adamant that any cease-fire with Washington must also end the hostilities between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, and that any permanent truce must lead to Israel withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 19 June 2026
Despite a 60-day deadline to hammer out details of the truce, Washington and Tehran said further negotiations would be postponed indefinitely.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 June 2026
For this 60-day ceasefire, Iran insisted on including an Israel-Hezbollah truce in Lebanon.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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President Dwight Eisenhower achieved an armistice in the costly war.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Even since the formation of a government in 2025, however, the Lebanese state has been unable to effectively make progress in disarming Hezbollah as stipulated in the November 2024, armistice agreement that ended that previous round of fighting.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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The ceasefire in the MOU extends to a halt in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, requiring Israel to withdraw from Lebanon under a final deal that Trump hopes to reach within 60 days.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Four Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon overnight Friday in the first Israeli deaths since the signing of the Iran ceasefire deal.—
Lou Robinson,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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