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Recent Examples of world war
Over the years, it’s become convenient shorthand for appeasement: Giving away the Sudetenland emboldened Hitler and paved the way to a world war.
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The same was true for the United States in both world wars.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Since 1945, there has not been another direct confrontation between great powers such as the two world wars.
—Charles Oppenheimer, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
In 1914, this mega-state, like so many European nations, threw itself into a world war with frenzied enthusiasm.
—Daniel Kehlmann, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
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Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
The same was true for the United States in both world wars.
—S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
Since 1945, there has not been another direct confrontation between great powers such as the two world wars.
—Charles Oppenheimer, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
In 1914, this mega-state, like so many European nations, threw itself into a world war with frenzied enthusiasm.
—Daniel Kehlmann, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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When Klara ends up in the local hospital’s anorexic ward, David and Laura must resort to even more desperate measures, which paradoxically help thaw out their own emotional cold war.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Nicki Minaj and Cardi’s confusing cold war sparked tributary disputes with Ice Spice, JT from the City Girls, and Boston’s Bia.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The complex and brutal civil war in her country killed thousands.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Ambassador Barbara Leaf, who served as assistant secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, visited Damascus and met with Shara in December, becoming the highest-ranking official to meet with Syrian leadership since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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In 1992, the government pressured Muslim clerics to declare a holy war against Nuba who opposed the regime.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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While Tedesco calls for a holy war in response to the attack, Benitez takes a different approach, declaring that violence should not be met with more violence.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Sep. 2024
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“World war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20war. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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