war zone
noun
1
: a zone in which belligerents are waging war
broadly
: an area marked by extreme violence
2
: a designated area especially on the high seas within which rights of neutrals are not respected by a belligerent nation in time of war
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Today, people in war zones are getting e-mails telling them that their positions have been eliminated.
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.
—Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
The patriarch’s rage at feeling degraded in America turns the home into a war zone.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Already too much of Havana – a once beautiful city now littered with debris from buildings collapsing under years of neglect – looks like a war zone.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
The scammer claims to be on an oil rig or in a war zone (but rotating home soon) or is otherwise unreachable in person.
—Abigail Van Buren, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2026
The patriarch’s rage at feeling degraded in America turns the home into a war zone.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Already too much of Havana – a once beautiful city now littered with debris from buildings collapsing under years of neglect – looks like a war zone.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
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“War zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20zone. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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