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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North and South Korea have been cut off from each other since the end of the Korean War in 1953, which concluded with an armistice not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war.
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1949 armistice lines, also known as the Green Line, were never formalized into Israeli law.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The year is 1918, and the armistice is just around the corner, but no one on the front line can possibly know that yet.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
On this day in 1919: Nearly one year after an armistice officially ended World War I, New York City held a parade to welcome home Gen. John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The 1949 armistice lines, also known as the Green Line, were never formalized into Israeli law.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
The year is 1918, and the armistice is just around the corner, but no one on the front line can possibly know that yet.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2024
On this day in 1919: Nearly one year after an armistice officially ended World War I, New York City held a parade to welcome home Gen. John J. Pershing, commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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