as in bloody
formal
marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction
a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries
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Recent Examples of internecine
But the Venezuelan opposition has been beset by problems, such as short-term thinking, personal rivalries, internecine conflicts, and the exile of many of its members, which have thwarted its challenges to Maduro’s rule.
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Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2023
But if Putin suddenly disappears from the picture, his courtiers will face a stark choice: go down the road of Godunov and plunge the country into chaos or circle the wagons, avoid an internecine struggle, and enable all groups to elect a new president in emergency national elections.
—Vladislav Zubok, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2023
The internecine hostility also played out in media interviews given by both, becoming one of the trademark traits of Eminem's public profile during the early years of his career.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The internecine hostility also played out in media interviews given by both, becoming one of the trademark traits of Eminem’s public profile during the early years of his career.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2023
But if Putin suddenly disappears from the picture, his courtiers will face a stark choice: go down the road of Godunov and plunge the country into chaos or circle the wagons, avoid an internecine struggle, and enable all groups to elect a new president in emergency national elections.
—Vladislav Zubok, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2023
The internecine hostility also played out in media interviews given by both, becoming one of the trademark traits of Eminem's public profile during the early years of his career.
—Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
The internecine hostility also played out in media interviews given by both, becoming one of the trademark traits of Eminem’s public profile during the early years of his career.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internecine
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
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The new Haunted Mansion attic bride will be surrounded by portraits of past grooms who gradually vanish — leaving the reasons for their departure more to the imagination instead of her murderous intentions.—
Brady MacDonald,
Orange County Register,
18 Jan. 2025
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Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Heading into his late 30s, Lil Joe has been a road warrior in an astonishing and sometimes harrowing life’s journey, gaining considerable recognition among his kind, which in the wild is having a tough time these days with Florida’s deadly waters.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Those feats, economists say, are even more impressive considering the nation was deep in the throes of a deadly, economy-scarring pandemic when Biden took office.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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