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keep the peace

VERB
maintain order
Synonyms
WEAK
pour oil on troubled waters practice non violence wage peace

Example Sentences

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Zelensky said Trump's team were welcome to come to Kyiv, then shuttle to Moscow, to keep the peace process alive.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But it is hard to keep the peace.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

But it would also keep the peace, making it harder for ICE to escalate conflicts with the community, while reducing feelings of frustration for activists.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

These steps would help keep the peace, which is a better prize than the Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Keeping Peace in The Family Octavia also managed to keep the peace between her brother and her husband as their arguments heated up and their disagreements escalated.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby