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Recent Examples of cold war
And that means that if the hot war ends, but Iran ends up in another cold war, that would be as fatal to the regime as the continuation of the hot war.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Political post-mortem after post-mortem has deepened a cold war between progressives and moderates, fueling ongoing debates over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war, inflation, and the cost of living.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
The theory posited that wars in the post-cold war era would be fought along religious divides, bringing the West and the Islamic states such as Iran to clash.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson is apparently locked in a cold war with one user who keeps swapping out the photo on her page.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Political post-mortem after post-mortem has deepened a cold war between progressives and moderates, fueling ongoing debates over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war, inflation, and the cost of living.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
The theory posited that wars in the post-cold war era would be fought along religious divides, bringing the West and the Islamic states such as Iran to clash.
—Debidatta A. Mahapatra, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson is apparently locked in a cold war with one user who keeps swapping out the photo on her page.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold war
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Moscow is fighting a world war, even if Western countries won’t acknowledge it.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Minghella and a stellar cast never lose the tenderness amidst the epic sweep of a world war.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The hit Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon returns for its third season on HBO Max on June 21, picking up where Season 2 left off in the heart of the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Tice, a freelance journalist, disappeared in August 2012 while reporting on the Syrian civil war.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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By the conclusion of the second film, Paul had aligned with the native Fremen people of Arrakis to successfully defeat House Harkonnen and began a holy war against the Empire.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some of these invocations align with Hegseth’s recurring references to the Crusades in the Middle Ages – a centuries-long holy war between Christians and Muslims.—
Samuel Perry,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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“Cold war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20war. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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