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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 use of the term caused alarm as international humanitarian law explicitly forbids armed forces from denying enemy combatants to surrender and instead killing them.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Though active hostilities have paused for the moment, the conflict has already exacted a tragic toll on combatants and civilians alike, threatened global stability and underscored in stark relief the grim reality of war.—
William E. Lori,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Truth be told, everyone was hoping for one — the teenage boy behind us, the two younger girls in front, all watching the ball boy like hawks.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Industry hawks opposed to 340B’s expansion warn that providers could then charge patients for the full cost of the drugs, unbeknownst to the beneficiaries.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 1981, Irish Republican Army militant Bobby Sands died at age 27 at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland on the 66th day of a hunger strike.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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But militants harass shipping elsewhere in the region, too.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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“Cobelligerent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cobelligerent. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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