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
At a meeting in Geneva in May, the two sides announced a 90-day truce, lowered tariff rates and eased other trade barriers including deliveries of Chinese rare earth minerals.
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
After more than a decade of proxy battles, 2022 brought a surprising truce when Cracker Barrel and Biglari entered into a Nomination and Cooperation Agreement.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The two countries last month agreed to extend the trade truce by another 90 days, to mid-November.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
After more than a decade of proxy battles, 2022 brought a surprising truce when Cracker Barrel and Biglari entered into a Nomination and Cooperation Agreement.
—Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The two countries last month agreed to extend the trade truce by another 90 days, to mid-November.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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The Foreign Ministry sent Ji to make English transcripts of the armistice negotiations in Panmunjom during the Korean War.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
13 Sep. 2025
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On this day in 1919: Nearly one year after an armistice officially ended World War I, New York City held a parade to welcome home Gen. John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Those ties already give Blair connections to two of the most important countries set to be involved in post-war Gaza, but only if there’s a comprehensive ceasefire.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Iran responded with ballistic missiles and drones targeting Israeli cities before the ceasefire brokered on June 24.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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