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as in hostilities
a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
the war was the result of ethnic tensions that had been building in the region for decades
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as in conflict
a lack of agreement or harmony
the siblings always seemed to be at war with one another
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as in battle
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
only the latest round in the never-ending class war
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as in to fight
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Recent Examples of war
Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
As Assad fell, Israeli tanks and troops crossed into Syria and seized a hundred and fifty square miles of the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone patrolled by the U.N. since 1974, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after the last war between Israel and Syria.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
That violence between warring Sunni and Shia Muslim factions was halted with an uneasy truce Sunday, though reports of skirmishes continued to emerge from the country’s often-unruly, mountainous northwest.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Noun
As of August, Ukraine's death rate was triple that of the birth rate, as the war with Russia has taken its toll.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
As Assad fell, Israeli tanks and troops crossed into Syria and seized a hundred and fifty square miles of the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone patrolled by the U.N. since 1974, as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire after the last war between Israel and Syria.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
But more important, the global picture that this Austrian city brings to its vast array of events demonstrates how great artists from all parts of a warring world can practice cultural diplomacy on an exalted level.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
That violence between warring Sunni and Shia Muslim factions was halted with an uneasy truce Sunday, though reports of skirmishes continued to emerge from the country’s often-unruly, mountainous northwest.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for war
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Security guarantees for Ukraine that are directly tied to the cessation of hostilities can advance all three of these objectives.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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But Israel's military plans for a major offensive in Gaza may reshape the course of the conflict, depending on the outcome of talks and possible further hostilities.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, archaeological evidence of armed conflicts spanned the ancient era through World War II.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, conflict arose when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports declined to renew their charter agreements due to concerning clauses that seemed to prevent teams from filing antitrust lawsuits against NASCAR.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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His success at the battle paved the way for subsequent victories that would eventually lead to the downfall of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.Newsweek, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Detroit has lost its cavalry commander from the Last Great Newspaper War, the all-out mid-1980s battle for circulation in the last market outside New York where two newspapers still sold more than 650,000 copies a day.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Yet the film won’t fight its way out of the red for Paramount, which spent more than $250 million to return to the arena.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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But this close brush with death symbolized both Trump's amazing comeback from the debacle of the 2020 election and its aftermath and the fighting spirit that led to an Electoral College and popular vote victory in November 2024.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Or will this be a long period of push and pull, with visible intraparty strife?Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Surely the strife that might have created could’ve been more interesting than those lifeless meet-ups between Mariah and Nick at the gym!Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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With Wales qualifying for their first major tournament, Wiegman said her side was looking forward to their rivalry with the neighbors.Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Macchio returned as Daniel in the TV series Cobra Kai, where his rivalry with longtime opponent Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is reignited 35 years later.Jen Juneau, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The 15-count complaint contends that Teeter should not have released the police dog into the vehicle Alexander-Garcia was allegedly trying to steal and should not have pursued him on foot or jumped into the car.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rogan then contended that multiple factors have affected Trump’s legal fight, including his victory in the presidential election against Vice President Kamala Harris, which prompted the cases to be dropped.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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The two leaders have alternated between strategic alignment and open discord, with McConnell distancing himself following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s discord and violence — at Poppy’s school, out in London, even during her driving lessons with the ornery, proto–men’s rights advocate Scott (Eddie Marsan).Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“War.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/war. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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