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
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.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Trump has also pushed to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible, calling this weekend for an immediate ceasefire.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump's call for an immediate ceasefire went beyond the public policy stands taken by the Biden administration and Ukraine and drew a cautious response from Zelenskyy.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Joanna Kozlowska The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
An armed rebel alliance charged across Syria over 11 days, sweeping through major cities and reigniting a conflict that had been largely static since a 2020 ceasefire agreement.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
This year, on November 27th, the same day that a ceasefire took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, in neighboring Lebanon, H.T.S. and its allies abruptly pushed south from their stronghold in Idlib.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Israeli forces said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon because their members were operating there.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Both sides accused the other of violating last week’s ceasefire arrangement.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Trump has also pushed to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible, calling this weekend for an immediate ceasefire.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
Trump's call for an immediate ceasefire went beyond the public policy stands taken by the Biden administration and Ukraine and drew a cautious response from Zelenskyy.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Joanna Kozlowska The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
An armed rebel alliance charged across Syria over 11 days, sweeping through major cities and reigniting a conflict that had been largely static since a 2020 ceasefire agreement.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
This year, on November 27th, the same day that a ceasefire took hold between Israel and Hezbollah, in neighboring Lebanon, H.T.S. and its allies abruptly pushed south from their stronghold in Idlib.
—Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Israeli forces said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon because their members were operating there.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Both sides accused the other of violating last week’s ceasefire arrangement.
—Tovah Lazaroff, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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