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 nations are still technically at war and have been since an armistice marked the end of the Korean War in 1953.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Is there some country that can influence the Russian dictator to negotiate an armistice not unlike the one between North and South Korea?
— Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
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—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The two Koreas are still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
—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
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Is there some country that can influence the Russian dictator to negotiate an armistice not unlike the one between North and South Korea?
— Max Obuszewski, Baltimore
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
The two Koreas are still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice, not a peace treaty.
—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
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“Armistice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armistice. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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