as in aggression
an inclination to fight or quarrel
the dominant male wolf was able to withstand the belligerence of younger challengers
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Recent Examples of belligerence
Also, there is the matter of belligerence toward America’s allies and tenderness toward America’s enemies.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the long-term consequences of his economic belligerence have been largely negative for all involved.
—Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
Perhaps for that reason, their remarks, made to largely friendly audiences, were couched in a tone of cautious belligerence.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
But the long-term consequences of his economic belligerence have been largely negative for all involved.
—Jonathan Berkshire Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
Perhaps for that reason, their remarks, made to largely friendly audiences, were couched in a tone of cautious belligerence.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for belligerence
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“Belligerence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belligerence. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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