as in bloody
formal
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.
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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.
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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.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for internecine
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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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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Even more lore is on the way when House of the Dragon returns for season 3 on June 21 following season 2's bloody end.
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Maybe Othello was primed and ready to be worked into a murderous rage.
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Pure white cloth, born in the murderous toil of slavery, formed in debilitating factory conditions, and finished through the agony of Sicilian children, was bleached in more ways than one.
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At the same time, vaccination rates have declined, worrying experts that more people could become vulnerable to this potentially deadly but preventable infection.
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The suspect, who has not yet been identified by police, was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Nasir Majied on Friday, June 5.
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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