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Recent Examples of warlike Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife. Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses. Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 12 July 2024 Writing in the journal Current Biology, researchers from Harvard University found that male bonobos actually engage in three times the amount of mano-a-mano combat than their more warlike cousin, the chimpanzee. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024 China is constantly searching for opportunities to take bits of territory and catch its opponent by surprise, without taking overt warlike actions. Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2021 See All Example Sentences for warlike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warlike
Adjective
  • Sell assets for picks and cap space and attack an aggressive rebuild this offseason.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Control an aggressive infestation with a preemergent herbicide applied in late summer before chickweed seeds germinate.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As such, the political and militant body – which has governed the territory since June 2007 – will need to be in a desperate situation to accept the terms.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Trump’s peace plan has backed Hamas into a corner, leaving the militant group to face an existential dilemma.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tampa is heading into a hostile environment against a feisty Seattle Seahawks team that matches them with a 3-1 record.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Republicans, traditionally seen as more hostile to government, are often viewed as the shutdown aggressors.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Warlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlike. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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