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
Hopes of truce dimming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was compelled to attack Iran on Friday to try and dismantle Iran’s nuclear program.
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Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 17 June 2025
After a series of weeks which saw trans-Pacific container prices double in the wake of a tariff truce between the U.S. and China, ocean freight rates may have already hit their summer seasonal peak.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Until a trade truce last month, cumulative customs levies the two countries imposed on each other reached as high as 245%.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 June 2025
The last trade truce with China, from a month ago in Geneva, fell apart after just a couple of weeks when Trump lashed out at Beijing and accused officials of not holding up their end of the bargain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Amin Khodadadi, NBC news, 17 June 2025
After a series of weeks which saw trans-Pacific container prices double in the wake of a tariff truce between the U.S. and China, ocean freight rates may have already hit their summer seasonal peak.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
Until a trade truce last month, cumulative customs levies the two countries imposed on each other reached as high as 245%.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 June 2025
The last trade truce with China, from a month ago in Geneva, fell apart after just a couple of weeks when Trump lashed out at Beijing and accused officials of not holding up their end of the bargain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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The two Koreas remain technically at war since an armistice ended fighting in the 1950-53 Korean War.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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The nations on the Korean peninsula are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. attack obliterated the Iranian program and prompted the ceasefire.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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But oil prices dropped sharply this week as a tentative ceasefire went into effect.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
27 June 2025
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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