war effort
noun
: all that is being done to win a war
He wanted to contribute in some way to the war effort.
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The Israeli leader’s far-right allies would keep supporting him and his war effort, and his government would remain intact.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When America entered the Second World War, states and cities moved to enact additional hate speech laws, in part to prevent race riots that threatened to disrupt industrial production and the war effort.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Once cataloged, items were confiscated with typical Teutonic efficiency and sent to Germany or liquidated for Hitler’s war effort.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Instead, the continent should get serious about investing more in Ukraine’s war effort by flooding the country with more advanced technologies.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
When America entered the Second World War, states and cities moved to enact additional hate speech laws, in part to prevent race riots that threatened to disrupt industrial production and the war effort.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Once cataloged, items were confiscated with typical Teutonic efficiency and sent to Germany or liquidated for Hitler’s war effort.
—Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Instead, the continent should get serious about investing more in Ukraine’s war effort by flooding the country with more advanced technologies.
—Andriy Zagorodnyuk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for war effort
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“War effort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20effort. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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