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warfares

noun

plural of warfare
1
as in wars
a lack of agreement or harmony that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare

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2
as in rivalries
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for smart phones and tablets

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warfares
  1. wars
  2. rivalries
  3. discords
  4. battles
  5. conflicts
  6. struggles
  7. frictions
  8. duels
Noun
  • These and other wars in the region came at a huge human cost, too.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, revered by the global left for his stance on migration and the wars in Gaza and Iran, has faced mass protests over the Ceuta border crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wars
Noun
  • Without the big-picture implications, regional rivalries are more personal and emit a different type of energy — both positive and negative.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Border War, as it was known until 2004, dates back to 1891 and features the kind of hatred and bad blood that makes college football rivalries hit differently than any other sport.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rivalries
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    — April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
    — Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Definition of discords
Noun
  • The Wolves hadn’t won many free agent battles against big-market teams like this before.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bonino said that during their conversations Francis always encouraged her to bring forward her humanitarian battles, defending those most in need.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of battles
Noun
  • As America nears the 250th anniversary of its founding, Congress emerges as a messy but essential stage where the nation’s biggest conflicts, compromises and experiments play out.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Experts like Ginn note that the spread of drone use across the region is a real threat for the region as criminal groups draw inspiration from foreign conflicts.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflicts
Noun
  • Their lives intersect during the making of a documentary, drawing out desires and struggles each had kept hidden.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sitting around the fire pit, toes in the sand, the students share stories with me about the cuisine; traditional string instrument sasando, made of bamboo; and their struggles with learning to swim.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggles
Noun
  • Although many top‑level policy frameworks read promisingly, structural frictions create risk that reforms won’t deliver limited real‑world impact, Tang said.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of frictions
Noun
  • Forest have generally been solid, with only Manchester City (61 per cent) and Sunderland (57 per cent) winning a higher share of aerial duels than their 56 per cent.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cherry went 74 minutes in Sunday’s loss to Racing Louisville, recording four defensive clearances and winning three of her four aerial duels as Angel City lost for the first time in four games.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 31 July 2026
Definition of duels
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“Warfares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warfares. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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