at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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The country has been at war since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
The last time Uranus was here, the world was at war, nations were grappling with identity, misinformation was being weaponized, and technologies like the radio and telephone were reshaping how humans connected.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Activists in North and South Korea extensively used these methods to disseminate psychological messages across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two neighbors, which are technically still at war given a peace treaty hasn't been signed since the end of major hostilities in 1953.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
My first question, Mr. Vice President: Is the United States now at war with Iran?
VICE PRES.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
The last time Uranus was here, the world was at war, nations were grappling with identity, misinformation was being weaponized, and technologies like the radio and telephone were reshaping how humans connected.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Activists in North and South Korea extensively used these methods to disseminate psychological messages across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two neighbors, which are technically still at war given a peace treaty hasn't been signed since the end of major hostilities in 1953.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
My first question, Mr. Vice President: Is the United States now at war with Iran?
VICE PRES.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 June 2025
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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