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Recent Examples of world war
Europe, in some ways, is a vast cemetery, littered with the remains of two world wars that killed, by conservative estimates, some 56.5 million people.
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Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The act had been invoked three times over the past two centuries – during the War of 1812, and during the two world wars.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
Yet after two world wars and decades of political and economic decline, London watched as sterling’s global status ebbed away.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump, who has made promises to end the three-year war, has warned of the risks of it escalating into a world war between the United States and Russia.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Malcolm Hillgartner Tanya Pérez Lance Neal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The act had been invoked three times over the past two centuries – during the War of 1812, and during the two world wars.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2025
Yet after two world wars and decades of political and economic decline, London watched as sterling’s global status ebbed away.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump, who has made promises to end the three-year war, has warned of the risks of it escalating into a world war between the United States and Russia.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
Noun
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Many analysts believe Washington and Beijing are already locked into a new cold war.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The new cold war is being waged unremittingly in multiple domains.—
Niall Ferguson,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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The fort was used as a prison for confederate officers and government officials during the civil war, and it's known for housing confederate vice president Alexander Stephens.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Aparicio explores themes of erasure and memory to honor and reflect on his family’s history during and after the Salvadoran civil war by using materials such as amber or petrified resin and rubber, inspired by Indigenous techniques, his Salvadoran heritage and L.A. roots.—
Sarah Quiñones Wolfson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 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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After the September 11 attacks, evangelical American missionaries followed military tanks into Afghanistan and Iraq to convert Muslims as part of a holy war.—
Rozina Ali,
The New York Review of Books,
31 Oct. 2024
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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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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 6 May. 2025.
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