cease fire

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cease fire

verb ceases fire · ceasing fire · ceased fire

To stop engaging in hostile acts, particularly those involving firearms.

noun cease fires

alternative Alternative spelling of ceasefire I also encourage all of us to begin the cease fire in America's culture war by taking the initiative of inviting someone from the other camp to lunch.

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@misc{cease_fire_2026,
  title = {cease fire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cease%20fire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}