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a a state or period of fighting between groups of people in the same country
a region that has had many civil wars
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Recent Examples of civil war
The nation descended into a civil war of its own shortly after, with the war officially ending in 2018 – though violence persists to this day.
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
China, meanwhile, was still embroiled in civil war.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Dutton family civil war in Yellowstone breaks out into open warfare in the official trailer for the second half of season five.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
There have long been differing interests among different ethnic armed groups, which have fought one another before and during the ongoing civil war.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
China, meanwhile, was still embroiled in civil war.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The Dutton family civil war in Yellowstone breaks out into open warfare in the official trailer for the second half of season five.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
There have long been differing interests among different ethnic armed groups, which have fought one another before and during the ongoing civil war.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
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The people who are tired of the war are the people in Ukraine.Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The federal deficit could wind up at 6.8% of GDP by the end of 2026, which would be unprecedented for the U.S. outside of wars, severe recession or the recent COVID-19 pandemic.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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It’s generally agreed by the Housewives consuming public that this current iteration of Real Housewives of New Jersey — with Team Teresa and Team Melissa in a cold war and everyone playing their stories out in the press rather than in dramatic dinner scenes — is not sustainable.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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These actions also contribute to the growing tech cold war between major powers, particularly the U.S. and China.Tim Bates, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Phew, no world war, and lucky McGee got to wear a comfy hoodie in the office for the crisis.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Because, choosing between some promises and the possibility of starting a third world war—the choice is still quite obvious.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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As the neighborhood demographics have changed, park usage has often become a point of conflict.Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The attorneys argued that the development conflicts with the city's future planning ordinance, known as the comprehensive plan.John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Declaration in Script and Print: A Visual History of America’s Founding Document by John Bidwell Rozina Ali God’s Directive After the September 11 attacks, evangelical American missionaries followed military tanks into Afghanistan and Iraq to convert Muslims as part of a holy war.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 1 Nov. 2024
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With Gamestop, this eventually wrapped back around into something that’s part cult, part get-rich-quick scheme, part righteous holy war against investors, and part cyberpunk cautionary tale.Amber DaSilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 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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In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Civil war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20war. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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