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Recent Examples of cobelligerent
Some American officials assert that as a matter of international law, the provision of weaponry and intelligence to the Ukrainian Army has made the United States a cobelligerent, an argument that some legal experts dispute.
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New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022
New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobelligerent
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The opening of negotiations with the Lebanese government, which is not a belligerent in the conflict, will not immediately affect fighting against Hezbollah.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Apr. 2026
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Qatar, host of the US’s Al Udeid Air Base, is effectively a belligerent of Iran, meaning that until hostilities cease, that helium isn’t getting through.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Great Again isolationists and GOP war hawks.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Iran war hawk, Graham said he was invited to a meeting in South Florida on March 27 with Steve Witkoff, a high-ranking Trump administration foreign policy official, to discuss normalizing relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The indictment alleged Smyles and Brooks allowed up to nine combatants to engage in fights that occurred at least five times over the six-month period.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese navy is the world’s largest by hull count, with a battle force of more than 370 ships and submarines and more than 140 major surface combatants.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Privacy hawks have been demanding reforms that build on changes introduced in 2024 to the program and add-ons in exchange for their support on any extension of Section 702.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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The fight over those changes - responsible for weeks of turmoil in the House - ultimately resulted in limited modifications that failed to satisfy privacy hawks.—
Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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In two separate encounters on Monday, the Israeli air force struck and killed Hezbollah militants that the military said approached its troops in a threatening way.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Cobelligerent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobelligerent. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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