civil war

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Recent Examples of civil war But the criminal syndicates and the armed groups hosting them have exploited four years of devastating civil war to expand their business. Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025 In the cataclysmic civil war at Kuru-kshetra, both the divine Pandava brothers and their treacherous cousins, the Kauravas, end up breaking the rules of war to achieve victory at any cost. Seamus Sullivan september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 The complex and brutal civil war in her country killed thousands. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 In Myanmar, civil war has slowed progress on the road and rail projects aiming to connect China with the Indian Ocean. Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for civil war
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Noun
  • To end the war and reunite the remaining hostages with their mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Broadening the menu with less expensive options is also a way for chain restaurants to fight back against fast food chains, which are currently embroiled in a war amongst themselves, according to Maeve Webster, president of consulting firm Menu Matters.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since that gathering in March, what had been a cold war has gone hot.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nicki Minaj and Cardi’s confusing cold war sparked tributary disputes with Ice Spice, JT from the City Girls, and Boston’s Bia.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Two world wars attest to the need for a healthy, democratic Europe.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Robert also produced the film, which followed a group of Southern whiskey runners getting into chases and conflicts with federal agents.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from the international community and Trump to end the conflict.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In 1992, the government pressured Muslim clerics to declare a holy war against Nuba who opposed the regime.
    Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • While Tedesco calls for a holy war in response to the attack, Benitez takes a different approach, declaring that violence should not be met with more violence.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.
    Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
  • Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Civil war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20war. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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