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
So the internecine Camellia sinensis battle begins.
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The funds who spurned their peers generated returns of around 90%, by one measure, demonstrating the payoff from waging such internecine battles.
—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
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Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026
The funds who spurned their peers generated returns of around 90%, by one measure, demonstrating the payoff from waging such internecine battles.
—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
See All Example Sentences for internecine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for internecine
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With the myth of Medea as a burning thematic wire, and through the metaphor of bloody dog fights, the novel burns with the rage and despair of those who remain unseen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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In a region that's seen decades of bloody wars and a 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak, de Merode says the past few weeks stand out.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Nothing that reflects the sheer abjection of the murderous dog pounds of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries or the many individual cruelties visited upon dogs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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This despite its violent, heroic left-leaning revolutionaries and a cabal of right-wing racists with unapologetically murderous intentions.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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Japan has long been battling a growing bear problem with deadly attacks reached record levels last fall.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Prosecutors contend the evidence shows Anthony escalated a verbal dispute into a deadly encounter.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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