LIMITED WAR Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

limited war

noun

Definition of limited war

as in cold war

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Recent Examples of limited war In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024 Many scholars panned the book, believing its 34-year-old author had overestimated the nation’s ability to keep limited war limited. — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023 And as always, there’s no guarantee that a limited war would stay limited. — Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

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Noun

The report, based on in-depth interviews with single-family office principals and CIOs across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, captures a generational cold war playing out inside the world’s most secretive financial institutions.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Ahead of season 3, EW has launched three motion covers, each one starring a contender for the crown — as the show's cold war escalates into literal dragon fire.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026

Definition of cold war

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Born in 1946, in a country recovering from a civil war and a world war, Rodríguez entered a life marked by poverty in the southern Spanish village of Añora.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
But for the most part, today’s athletes weren’t shaped by the Great Depression and a world war.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of world war

Noun

American sentiment was turning against newcomers, whether Vietnamese refugees, Cuban and Haitian boat people, Central Americans fleeing civil wars or Mexicans looking for economic opportunity.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The battles fought in the civil war caused, by some estimates, a million deaths, and led to hundreds of thousands of executions in the years afterward.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of civil war

Noun

Even a local Catholic priest launched a holy war against the school over its new athletic facility.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 17 Aug. 2026
Commentary and opinions Bass clears the first hurdle, but if Pratt holds off Raman, the mayoral race could be a holy war, writes columnist Steve Lopez.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

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