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Recent Examples of world war
The Islamist war on Christians in Africa is another front of this world war that stretches from Sudan in the north to Mozambique in the South.
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Freud's pessimism is exacerbated not only by the imminent world war, but also by painful and disfiguring oral cancer.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The American Revolution was a world war fought in the age of sail.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Freud's pessimism is exacerbated not only by the imminent world war, but also by painful and disfiguring oral cancer.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The American Revolution was a world war fought in the age of sail.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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Swedish pop star Zara Larsson is apparently locked in a cold war with one user who keeps swapping out the photo on her page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then, starting in late 2023, three events turned a cold war between the police and the city into an open conflict.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The two-hour, two-act play begins in El Salvador on the brink of a deadly civil war in 1978.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ero was born in London to Nigerian parents who fled their country because of rising violence that resulted in a civil war.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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This may not be surprising to some, but the holy war of words playing out in Mayor Mamdani’s new backyard is partly coming from mothers who not long ago held squarely centrist or even liberal beliefs.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 76ers’ owner, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment (HBSE), had been in a holy war with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Comcast over building a standalone NBA arena in Center City.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 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 26 Feb. 2026.
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