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: a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or action
That tortured rage morphs into a loving, uneasy truce …—
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truced; trucing
: to make a truce
: to end with a truce
Synonyms of truce
Examples of truce in a Sentence
Noun
There's been an uneasy truce between her and her parents for the past several months.
both sides agreed to a 24-hour truce beginning at midnight on Christmas Eve
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Palestinian officials have recovered 784 bodies since the truce last October, the health ministry in Gaza said.
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Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Burial postponed due to war Burials are meant to be conducted within a day of death in Islam, but because of the risks of holding a big funeral during the war it was postponed until after last month's interim truce deal was agreed.
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Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Putin has rejected a truce that Kyiv and its Western allies have proposed.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
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Noun
Ramírez described it as an unexpected truce in a society fractured by politics.
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Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
Palestinian officials have recovered 784 bodies since the truce last October, the health ministry in Gaza said.
—
Sana Noor Haq,
CNN Money,
5 July 2026
Burial postponed due to war Burials are meant to be conducted within a day of death in Islam, but because of the risks of holding a big funeral during the war it was postponed until after last month's interim truce deal was agreed.
—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Putin has rejected a truce that Kyiv and its Western allies have proposed.
—
ABC News,
3 July 2026
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“Truce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truce. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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