Definition of trucenext
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 Daily tanker traffic through the critical waterway appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the series of attacks stoked concerns about the recovery of global oil supplies and shipping, and highlighted the fragility of the interim truce. Reuters, NBC news, 10 July 2026 At least 1,084 people, including 258 children, have been killed since the truce took effect in October. Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Burial postponed due to war Burials are meant to be conducted within a day of death in Islam, but because of the risks of holding a big funeral during the war it was postponed until after last month's interim truce deal was agreed. Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Putin has rejected a truce that Kyiv and its Western allies have proposed. ABC News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for truce
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Noun
  • The armistice also established the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a 160-mile (257-km) buffer zone dividing the peninsula that has since become one of the most heavily fortified borders on earth.
    Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026
  • President Dwight Eisenhower achieved an armistice in the costly war.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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  • The flurry of Pakistani and Qatari delegations visiting Iran in an effort to sustain the ceasefire has given way to pessimism among regional diplomats.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The casualties, which bring the American military death toll from the conflict to 16, were the first since the US-Iran ceasefire took effect in April.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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