civil wars

plural of civil war

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Recent Examples of civil wars This week marks a decade since Merkel’s historic decision to open her country’s borders to the large numbers of migrants who were then arriving in Europe in search of refuge from civil wars or dire economic hardship. Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 In the 20th century, China was devastated by civil wars, Japanese occupation, and then very bad policies which led to low productivity and widespread famine. Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil wars
Noun
  • Players are being paid directly by their schools, ADs are looking for alternative sources of revenue and recruits are launching bidding wars.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Among the reasons the name was chosen, according to historians, was to signal that the United States prioritized preventing wars in the post-World War II nuclear age.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Globally, frustration is mounting over the conflict, with Palestinian civilian deaths numbering in the tens of thousands and famine risks growing amid the ongoing hostilities.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Many members of Putin’s aristocracy continue to hold out hope that after the end of hostilities, everything will become, if not different, then at least milder.
    ANDREI KOLESNIKOV, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The multibillion-dollar deal brings an end to legal conflicts that captured global attention and cements a clear future for the companies at the center of American and international news.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Civil wars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20wars. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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