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peace treaty

NOUN

peace agreement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord cease-fire

WEAK

arms agreement concord entente entente cordiale international agreement mutual-defense treaty nonaggression pact nonaggression treaty nonproliferation treaty peace accord suspension of hostilities treaty of friendship

Example Sentences

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Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979, which saw Israel return territory it seized during the 1967 war.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Egypt fought multiple wars with Israel before signing a peace treaty in 1979.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

South and North Korea remain technically at war, as the 1950–53 Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

In a news conference after the signing ceremony, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Thailand’s foreign minister, said the deal wasn’t actually a peace treaty that resolved the politically sensitive and century-old border dispute between his country and Cambodia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

The peace treaty he had signed became nothing more than a memory.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai