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
However, the Kremlin rejected a U.S. proposal — to which Ukraine agreed last month — for a full 30-day ceasefire, and made its consent to a partial truce in the Black Sea dependent on sanctions relief.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Thirteen days after that ceasefire ended, the village was destroyed.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has for months been pressing for a ceasefire in Ukraine, where fighting has been underway since Russian forces invaded in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
The facility had been overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel ended a two-month ceasefire last month with a surprise wave of airstrikes.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire collapsed, according to the United Nations.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
But there is no sign of a new ceasefire being agreed.
—Tim Lister and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The Kremlin’s sincerity in seeking a ceasefire is increasingly suspect after weeks of negotiating, nitpicking, and reneging on U.S. proposals already approved by Ukraine.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Apr. 2025
The idea, floated as part of a potential ceasefire deal, was dismissed by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan in comments to Bloomberg TV on April 7.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Thirteen days after that ceasefire ended, the village was destroyed.
—Kerem Inal, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has for months been pressing for a ceasefire in Ukraine, where fighting has been underway since Russian forces invaded in February 2022 after amassing troops near the border.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
The facility had been overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel ended a two-month ceasefire last month with a surprise wave of airstrikes.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire collapsed, according to the United Nations.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
But there is no sign of a new ceasefire being agreed.
—Tim Lister and Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The Kremlin’s sincerity in seeking a ceasefire is increasingly suspect after weeks of negotiating, nitpicking, and reneging on U.S. proposals already approved by Ukraine.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 Apr. 2025
The idea, floated as part of a potential ceasefire deal, was dismissed by EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan in comments to Bloomberg TV on April 7.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Ceasefire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceasefire. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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