as in truce
a temporary stopping of fighting
both sides in the conflict agreed to an armistice during the solemn holy days
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Recent Examples of armistice
Regulations on those deemed enemy aliens were lifted approximately one year and eight months after war was declared and just over a month after armistice on Nov. 11, 1918, according to the U.S. Marshals.
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
After the armistice, Ross headed to New York City and never really left.
—Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
One such cease-fire deal is the Korean armistice of 1953, which ended three years of fighting.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
The incursion marked the first time Israel had significantly moved past the armistice line established during the last war between the two in 1973.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
After the armistice, Ross headed to New York City and never really left.
—Christopher B. Daly, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
One such cease-fire deal is the Korean armistice of 1953, which ended three years of fighting.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025
The incursion marked the first time Israel had significantly moved past the armistice line established during the last war between the two in 1973.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for armistice
truce
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Then, when the 90-day truce dropped those tariffs to 30%, those same businesses raced to get their cargo out of warehouses and paid extra to ship additional goods.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Israel has accepted a new ceasefire proposal with Hamas from US envoy Steve Witkoff, which includes the release of 10 living hostages and 18 deceased hostages, as well as a 60-day truce.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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