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
Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are expected to meet in Washington for a second round of talks aimed at extending a truce and paving the way for future talks.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Each side has accused the other of breaching the 10-day truce.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
But the truce has not resolved the underlying conflict — only paused it.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Both Hezbollah and the IDF have accused each other of violating the fragile truce.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Each side has accused the other of breaching the 10-day truce.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
But the truce has not resolved the underlying conflict — only paused it.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Both Hezbollah and the IDF have accused each other of violating the fragile truce.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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Though not a mutual agreement on statehood, the armistice was nonetheless a recognition of land borders.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The South, which remains technically at war — the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty — with the North, isn’t standing by.—
Karishma Vaswani,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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The discussions follow last Tuesday’s historic meeting between Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh, attended by Rubio, which were the first direct negotiations between the two countries in decades and resulted in the agreement for a fragile 10-day ceasefire.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Stocks were pulling back from record levels on Thursday as oil prices and bond yields climbed amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Iran ceasefire and crude transport disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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