truce

noun

ˈtrüs How to pronounce truce (audio)
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 That truce, born from the scars of Europe’s bloody religious wars and America’s own colonial theocracies, was deemed unbreakable, but Falwell was making inroads toward prying it apart. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Fewer than 20 ships transited the waterway over the weekend, with little sign of a US-Iran truce on the horizon. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Whether any kind of truce will be made before the induction remains to be seen, but Hook isn’t holding his breath. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026 An uneasy truce saw Coventry return home — if it could still be considered home — the next season. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for truce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for truce
  1. armistice
  2. ceasefire
Noun
  • The United States has about 28,500 forces stationed in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses — a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On Saturday, Lee offered to hold talks to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of armistice
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  • July 31 2026 A 60-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks expires with no new deal in place.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, argued the war was over with a ceasefire and that hostilities then resumed.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ceasefire

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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truce. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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