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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
For Syria’s new government, this will be their opportunity to persuade the new administration to do business with a country coming out of a devastating 13-year civil war and mend ties with a leader who was once aligned with the Islamic State and al Qaeda.
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
My biggest ones are electromagnetic pulse, hurricane, tornado, and civil war.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 11 May 2025
After Gaddafi was deposed, Libya fell into civil war and currently exists in a state of fragile ceasefire that could be broken at any time.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The ongoing civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end have failed.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
My biggest ones are electromagnetic pulse, hurricane, tornado, and civil war.
—Hady Mawajdeh, Vox, 11 May 2025
After Gaddafi was deposed, Libya fell into civil war and currently exists in a state of fragile ceasefire that could be broken at any time.
—Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The ongoing civil war has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian catastrophes and diplomatic efforts to bring the conflict to an end have failed.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
Noun
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In 2016 the pair released some in-progress footage from the film, in which Ophuls journeys to Tel Aviv in the midst of the war to interview Israelis, including West Bank settler leaders, and other pro-Israel visitors who espouse racist views on camera.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Trump’s criticism of Putin comes after Russia launched one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine since the start of the war, in which more than 360 drones and missiles hit Ukraine and at least 12 people died, the Associated Press reported.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Photograph: Simon Hill; Getty Images The main battleground of flagship smartphones for several years has been photography, but the camera cold war has led to increasingly large camera modules.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
3 Mar. 2025
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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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That term was popularized between the two world wars and served as the name of the powerful populist movement to preserve U.S. isolationism and promote our diplomatic distance from the rest of the world.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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This principle has remained intact through two world wars, civil rights struggles, and modern immigration waves.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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On April 10, tariffs on nearly all Chinese imports, including fireworks, climbed as high as 145% as a tit-for-tat trade conflict between China and the United States escalated.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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Instead of blaming or withdrawing, reconnect after hard moments and show your child that conflict doesn’t have to lead to shame or disconnection.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
25 May 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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And as always, there’s no guarantee that a limited war would stay limited.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Civil war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20war. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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