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Recent Examples of cold war
Some of the largest states in the union are currently engaged in a cold war over the House of Representatives, which the Republicans hold with a single-digits majority.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The social media cold war between the two singers seems related to Cain dating Del Rey’s ex, Salem’s Jack Donoghue.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
This ‘investment’ is all about the U.S. vs. China cold war, a theme driving the markets and pretty much everything else until further notice.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
On Thursday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes breaks down a part of the recent tax bill that adds new ships to the Coast Guard's fleet in the Northwest Passage, and the broader context in that region amid an ongoing cold war with China.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The social media cold war between the two singers seems related to Cain dating Del Rey’s ex, Salem’s Jack Donoghue.
—William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
This ‘investment’ is all about the U.S. vs. China cold war, a theme driving the markets and pretty much everything else until further notice.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
On Thursday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes breaks down a part of the recent tax bill that adds new ships to the Coast Guard's fleet in the Northwest Passage, and the broader context in that region amid an ongoing cold war with China.
—Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold war
Noun
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Two world wars attest to the need for a healthy, democratic Europe.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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The complex and brutal civil war in her country killed thousands.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ambassador Barbara Leaf, who served as assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, visited Damascus and met with Shara in December, becoming the highest-ranking official to meet with Syrian leadership since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 1992, the government pressured Muslim clerics to declare a holy war against Nuba who opposed the regime.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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While Tedesco calls for a holy war in response to the attack, Benitez takes a different approach, declaring that violence should not be met with more violence.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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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 5 Oct. 2025.
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