at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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Sure, sure, the 1981 movie was set in the future — one in which the United States was at war with an allied Soviet Union and China — so the script gets a pass for trying to slip this past us.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Eric Bennett Windermere The administration of President Donald Trump is at war with the Fourth Estate — the press.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
In addition, Trump has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act, which allows the deployment of active-duty U.S. military personnel within the United States in cases of unrest or rebellion — a prospect also made more likely when the nation is at war.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The country has been at war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Eric Bennett Windermere The administration of President Donald Trump is at war with the Fourth Estate — the press.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
In addition, Trump has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act, which allows the deployment of active-duty U.S. military personnel within the United States in cases of unrest or rebellion — a prospect also made more likely when the nation is at war.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
The country has been at war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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