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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The two Koreas are still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Many, pushed from Arab villages just across the armistice line, ended up in Gaza, where today three-fourths of all residents are refugees or their descendants.
—Adam Geller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
The federal holiday is held annually on Nov. 11 to mark the end of World War I when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice agreement on Nov. 11, 1918.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
What's in It for Pyongyang? For North Korea, these fighters gain combat experience, which they have not been exposed to on a large scale for decades, since an armistice brought an end to the Korean War in 1953.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Stella Kim, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
Many, pushed from Arab villages just across the armistice line, ended up in Gaza, where today three-fourths of all residents are refugees or their descendants.
—Adam Geller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
The federal holiday is held annually on Nov. 11 to mark the end of World War I when the Allies and Germany signed an armistice agreement on Nov. 11, 1918.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
What's in It for Pyongyang? For North Korea, these fighters gain combat experience, which they have not been exposed to on a large scale for decades, since an armistice brought an end to the Korean War in 1953.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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