anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
Examples of anti-war in a Sentence
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The demonstrations come amid growing anti-war protests and as students nationwide form encampments on college campuses to call for their universities to divest from companies with links to Israel.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2024
Video of the confrontation posted to Twitter shows the large group of counter protesters singing the National Anthem, drowning out chants made by the pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters.
—Matthew Wright, TIME, 3 May 2024
That year, millions of Americans watched police battle raucous anti-war protestors on the streets of Chicago, a major contributing factor to the defeat of nominee Hubert Humphry.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
The claim: Image shows a paraglider installation at Columbia University protest
An April 17 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image showing Columbia University's anti-war encampment with two red and yellow paragliders in the background.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Other demonstrations The chaotic scenes at UCLA came just hours after New York police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school.
—CBS News, 2 May 2024
In a statement, one of the groups involved in the Hamilton Hall occupation invoked the killings of students at Kent State University and Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in 1970 against a backdrop of anti-war rallies and civil rights protests.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Decades later, the director claimed the film was not explicitly anti-war because of its celebratory images of violence, which had been co-opted by the pro-war crowd.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
And nine anti-war protesters at the University of Minnesota were arrested Tuesday morning after police took down an encampment a couple of hours after it was set up in front of the library.
—Nick Perry and Karen Matthews The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2024
Video of the confrontation posted to Twitter shows the large group of counter protesters singing the National Anthem, drowning out chants made by the pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters.
—Matthew Wright, TIME, 3 May 2024
That year, millions of Americans watched police battle raucous anti-war protestors on the streets of Chicago, a major contributing factor to the defeat of nominee Hubert Humphry.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 3 May 2024
The claim: Image shows a paraglider installation at Columbia University protest
An April 17 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image showing Columbia University's anti-war encampment with two red and yellow paragliders in the background.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Other demonstrations The chaotic scenes at UCLA came just hours after New York police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school.
—CBS News, 2 May 2024
In a statement, one of the groups involved in the Hamilton Hall occupation invoked the killings of students at Kent State University and Jackson State College (now Jackson State University) in 1970 against a backdrop of anti-war rallies and civil rights protests.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 May 2024
Decades later, the director claimed the film was not explicitly anti-war because of its celebratory images of violence, which had been co-opted by the pro-war crowd.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
And nine anti-war protesters at the University of Minnesota were arrested Tuesday morning after police took down an encampment a couple of hours after it was set up in front of the library.
—Nick Perry and Karen Matthews The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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