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
Notably, China seemingly agreed in the truce to cut export curbs on rare earth metals that have yet to be officially revoked, the South China Morning Post reported this week.
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Ashley Belanger – May 23, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Many firms are motivated to de-risk by pulling more of their sourcing away from China, even with the 90-day trade truce in place.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025
So, tariffs on China have imploded – from 145% down to 10% – for a 90-day truce.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The delay to the ground operation is also because Israel is waiting to see how Hamas responds to a new and intense round of negotiations over a cease-fire, amid pressure from the Trump administration for the two sides to reach a truce.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Ashley Belanger – May 23, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Many firms are motivated to de-risk by pulling more of their sourcing away from China, even with the 90-day trade truce in place.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025
So, tariffs on China have imploded – from 145% down to 10% – for a 90-day truce.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The delay to the ground operation is also because Israel is waiting to see how Hamas responds to a new and intense round of negotiations over a cease-fire, amid pressure from the Trump administration for the two sides to reach a truce.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
armistice
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Ukraine in March accepted a proposal from the Trump administration for a 30-day cease-fire, to be followed by talks on matters including the location of an armistice line, steps to safeguard a nuclear power plant occupied by the Russian army and deployment of a possible European peacekeeping force.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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North and South Korea are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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