PEACETIME Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

peacetime

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as in peace

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Recent Examples of peacetime Some days, fewer than ten ships traversed the strait—far fewer than in peacetime, when between 130 and 150 commercial vessels would make the passage each day. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 In peacetime, about 20 million barrels — roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply — passed through Hormuz each day. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 In 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker in the central Philippines, killing more than 4,300 people in the world's deadliest peacetime maritime disaster. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 Russia has had a rapid expansion of its defense production capabilities, while America and its allies have largely operated in a peacetime economy, experts and officials from allied nations said. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peacetime

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Witkoff's latest round of shuttle diplomacy comes amid intensifying White House pressure on Zelenskyy to make concessions to secure a peace deal with Moscow.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin would be ready to resume trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine peace talks after mid-November, at the request of US special envoy Steve Witkoff who met with Putin for around three hours Wednesday.

— Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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