ceasefire
noun
cease·fire
ˈsēs-ˈfi(-ə)r 
variants
or less commonly cease-fire
plural ceasefires also cease-fires
1
: a military order to cease firing
2
: a suspension of active hostilities
Examples of ceasefire in a Sentence
the two armies declared a ceasefire for the holiday
Recent Examples on the Web
Through the , Moscow has supported two factions of the incumbent military government—the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan Armed Forces—while also calling for a ceasefire in the country.
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Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Israel and Hamas recently appeared to draw closer to a ceasefire agreement that would include the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, but several obstacles remain.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2020, Russia and Turkey brokered a ceasefire, under which Assad controlled much of the territory lost during the initial phases of the war.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to the short’s various wins across festivals such as the Polish Film Festival and Krakow Film Festival, drumming up attention shouldn’t be an undertaking, especially considering the number of Hollywood insiders, filmmakers and actors who called for a ceasefire in the past year.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Israel reached a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in November after a 13-month conflict largely fought along Israel’s border with Lebanon which saw Israel kill a string of high-ranking Hezbollah commanders.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
As Assad fell, Israeli tanks and troops crossed into Syria and seized a hundred and fifty square miles of the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone patrolled by the U.N. since 1974, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after the last war between Israel and Syria.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Israeli forces withdrew from a strategic village in south Lebanon under the ceasefire, and soldiers from the regular Lebanese Armed Forces entered.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Palestinians and their supporters turned to the General Assembly after the U.S. vetoed a Security Council resolution on November 20 that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Israel and Hamas recently appeared to draw closer to a ceasefire agreement that would include the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, but several obstacles remain.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Tia Goldenberg The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2020, Russia and Turkey brokered a ceasefire, under which Assad controlled much of the territory lost during the initial phases of the war.
—Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
In addition to the short’s various wins across festivals such as the Polish Film Festival and Krakow Film Festival, drumming up attention shouldn’t be an undertaking, especially considering the number of Hollywood insiders, filmmakers and actors who called for a ceasefire in the past year.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Israel reached a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah in November after a 13-month conflict largely fought along Israel’s border with Lebanon which saw Israel kill a string of high-ranking Hezbollah commanders.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
As Assad fell, Israeli tanks and troops crossed into Syria and seized a hundred and fifty square miles of the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone patrolled by the U.N. since 1974, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after the last war between Israel and Syria.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Israeli forces withdrew from a strategic village in south Lebanon under the ceasefire, and soldiers from the regular Lebanese Armed Forces entered.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Palestinians and their supporters turned to the General Assembly after the U.S. vetoed a Security Council resolution on November 20 that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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