1
as in war
a lack of agreement or harmony
that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for smart phones and tablets
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Recent Examples of warfare
Some reports suggested that the aircraft was struck by Moscow's Pantsir-S air defense system mid-flight and that electronic warfare systems paralyzed the aircraft's communications.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Urban warfare The Los Angeles inferno adds another difficulty: an urban tinderbox.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Gaza has been destroyed more completely than almost any urban area in the history of modern warfare.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In space, a previous gentleman’s agreement on warfare no longer holds sway, while there is a constant fight for one-upmanship in the Arctic and in the race to dominate critical minerals.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Urban warfare The Los Angeles inferno adds another difficulty: an urban tinderbox.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Gaza has been destroyed more completely than almost any urban area in the history of modern warfare.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In space, a previous gentleman’s agreement on warfare no longer holds sway, while there is a constant fight for one-upmanship in the Arctic and in the race to dominate critical minerals.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warfare
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Publishing footage of prisoners of war can fall foul of the Geneva Conventions, or rules for how people can be treated during war.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Such actions would make the 2018 trade war look minuscule.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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While opposed by every government in the region, ISIS-K has exploited insecurity and international rivalries to entrench itself as one of the world's deadliest and most unpredictable non-state actors in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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But Kendrick did not have to straddle a white-hot rivalry like Velazquez.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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The workers at the largest ski resort in the U.S. ended their nearly two-week strike, which caused skiing delays and consumer strife during the busy holiday season, last week, The New York Times reported.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2025
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In both cases, the bag now objectively symbolizes class strife.—
Aarushi Bhandari,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, more borrower-friendly regulations for the Borrower Defense to Repayment program remain stuck in a legal battle.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Personal battles Trump, who has been convicted by a jury of his peers and was indicted four times after his first term, referred to his legal troubles during his speech.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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The law aims to prevent China from collecting substantial amounts of data from the platform's 170 million U.S. users and covertly manipulate the content on TikTok to harm the U.S. by sowing discord and division, federal officials have said.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Gallup’s research shows that U.S. adults think 2025 will be a year of political conflict, economic difficulty, international discord, increasing power for China and Russia and a rising federal budget deficit.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The Gaza conflict did raise the Palestinian issue — the long struggle for independence after decades of Israeli occupation and repression — on the world stage.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Sly Stone's struggles with cocaine have been well documented, even, at times, eclipsing his achievements as an artist.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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All conflicts have seen some violation of the laws of war.—
Sarah Yager,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance in how the conflict is perceived will warp the negotiating table.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warfare. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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