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
Their decision to lift some restrictions this week came as negotiators appeared to be closing in on a more permanent truce.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The military action highlighted the fragile truce between Washington and Tehran, with both sides continuing to test limits despite negotiations that the White House has described as nearing completion.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 May 2026
During a fragile truce that is to last three days and a third, the Jabour men debate the sisters’ fate.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
During the truce, Israel killed more than three hundred and fifty Lebanese, a number that comprised Hezbollah members as well as civilians, including children.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
The military action highlighted the fragile truce between Washington and Tehran, with both sides continuing to test limits despite negotiations that the White House has described as nearing completion.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 May 2026
During a fragile truce that is to last three days and a third, the Jabour men debate the sisters’ fate.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 May 2026
During the truce, Israel killed more than three hundred and fifty Lebanese, a number that comprised Hezbollah members as well as civilians, including children.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
Noun
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Israel says its post-ceasefire strikes are aimed at preventing attacks or stopping people from approaching its armistice line with Hamas.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
27 May 2026
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The proposal has threatened to rip open a two-year-old armistice between environmental groups and the oil and gas industry, which had mutually agreed to pause their ballot and legislative conflicts.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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The Israeli military earlier today pounded Tyre, Lebanon’s fourth-largest city, in a wave of strikes across southern Lebanon that killed at least 14 people, despite a month-old ceasefire deal Israel and Lebanon previously agreed to.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The incident happened during a peaceful ceasefire rally outside the South San Francisco Public Library on April 10, 2024, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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