as in bloody
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marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction
a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries
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Recent Examples of internecine
The funds who spurned their peers generated returns of around 90%, by one measure, demonstrating the payoff from waging such internecine battles.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Just a few months later, at Turning Point’s AmericaFest gathering in Phoenix, that unity collapsed into an internecine feud between rival factions vying to define Kirk’s legacy and steer the future of right-wing politics.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
The old divisions between Catholic and Protestant communities fuel ongoing gang wars and internecine neighborhood violence, and crime families with ancient roots cause mayhem in the scuffle for territory and dominance.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Though Xi, 72, retains a firm grip on power, the lack of successors has raised fears of an internecine struggle, The New York Times reported.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Just a few months later, at Turning Point’s AmericaFest gathering in Phoenix, that unity collapsed into an internecine feud between rival factions vying to define Kirk’s legacy and steer the future of right-wing politics.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025
The old divisions between Catholic and Protestant communities fuel ongoing gang wars and internecine neighborhood violence, and crime families with ancient roots cause mayhem in the scuffle for territory and dominance.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
Though Xi, 72, retains a firm grip on power, the lack of successors has raised fears of an internecine struggle, The New York Times reported.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internecine
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Buford, who died March 26 at 104 of old age, had a philosophy forged in part by his service in one of World War II’s most memorable and bloody campaigns, the Battle of the Bulge.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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During those five to seven days, stomachaches, bloody diarrhea and vomiting are common.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Meantime, what Michigan has done lately - cruised on a murderous March march that humbled Arizona into submission into the national semifinal - does matter.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many Iranians, both inside of Iran and in the international diaspora, adamantly support the efforts of the United States and Israel to defang the Iranian regime and topple its murderous leadership.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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These rules had been tightened since 2020, when relations soured following a deadly border skirmish in the Galwan Valley, where several Indian and Chinese soldiers died.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Simple precautions — avoiding unattended charging, unplugging when full, and keeping larger devices away from exits — can prevent deadly battery fires.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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