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In the 20th century, that meant the Great Depression and two world wars, as well as violence against people of color and all sorts of oppression.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025
Cole's French Dip will close on Aug. 3 after 117 years of operation that included prohibition, two world wars and the rise of Hollywood.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 July 2025
As if two world wars—and countless smaller conflicts over the centuries—weren't enough for today's EU leaders.
—Dan Gooding
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
So another big weekend in this unfolding aspect of this third world war.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 June 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025
Cole's French Dip will close on Aug. 3 after 117 years of operation that included prohibition, two world wars and the rise of Hollywood.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 July 2025
As if two world wars—and countless smaller conflicts over the centuries—weren't enough for today's EU leaders.
—Dan Gooding
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
So another big weekend in this unfolding aspect of this third world war.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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Wright and Cooke both lean right into the emotionally heightened madness of it all, especially as Laura and Cherry’s cold war turns extremely, violently hot.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The border cold war finally thawed, and over the next decade-plus the schools slowly renewed acquaintances in several sports, including men’s basketball.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
31 Aug. 2025
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Uganda’s economy had been devastated by a civil war, coups and an HIV epidemic.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The civil war’s roots lie in tensions following the 2019 ousting of President Omar al-Bashir.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
14 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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