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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But some women went above and beyond morally, intellectually and materially supporting the war effort. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 Money from oil sales is critical to funding Russia's war effort. — Irit Skulnik, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 But Gleb is being pulled in other directions at the same time, under political pressure to help the mounting war effort. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Policymakers in the United States and Europe must accept that Putin will persist in his war effort. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026 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 26 Sep. 2026.

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