cobelligerent

Example Sentences

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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. New York Times, 19 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cobelligerent
Noun
  • The issue has divided much of Trump’s base, between traditional GOP war hawks and those who claim further military intervention would be antithetical to MAGA values.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 19 June 2025
  • The war hawks intend to lobby the federal government for the resources to destroy Mayday once and for all, and Gabriel magnanimously welcomes Joseph to the party.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 66,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Its figures do not differentiate between civilians and combatants and cannot be independently verified by TIME.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Abu Dhabi’s involvement in the spin-out of TikTok to appease China hawks in the US is unexpected.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Bond yields leaking higher since the Fed cut rates a quarter-point on Wednesday is not atypical, and — so far — is not alarming equity markets, inflation watchdogs or fiscal hawks.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Israeli hostages When Hamas launched its terrorist attack, militants kidnapped nearly 250 hostages -- including women, children and elderly adults -- and took them into Gaza.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • He was injured by shrapnel fighting Hamas militants in his community of Kfar Aza and was hospitalized, while his wife, three children, and their neighbor’s child, an American girl named Abigail Idan, who was orphaned in the attack, were among those kidnapped and brought back to Gaza.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Cobelligerent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobelligerent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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