as in war
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
Sudanese officials have frequently accused the UAE of supporting the RSF, the government’s rivals in an almost two-year-old civil war, charges the UAE denies but U.N. experts and U.S. lawmakers have found credible.
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CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Sheffield Castle underwent a siege in 1644 as part of the civil war, and after 10 days of fighting, the castle was overrun with Parliamentarian forces, and the castle was slighted, or destroyed, according to Wessex Archaeology.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Even as former anti-Assad rebels adjust to wielding government authority, private Syrians are trying to rebuild homes and communities shattered by civil war.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Columbia has had a new president annually, and Harvard, like a small, suffering nation embroiled in civil war, has had more presidents than commencement parades.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Sheffield Castle underwent a siege in 1644 as part of the civil war, and after 10 days of fighting, the castle was overrun with Parliamentarian forces, and the castle was slighted, or destroyed, according to Wessex Archaeology.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Even as former anti-Assad rebels adjust to wielding government authority, private Syrians are trying to rebuild homes and communities shattered by civil war.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
Columbia has had a new president annually, and Harvard, like a small, suffering nation embroiled in civil war, has had more presidents than commencement parades.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
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The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared a trade war and challenged Canada’s sovereignty.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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What to know about Defense Secretary amid leak of war plans The Associated Press reported in 2021 that 12 members of the National Guard were removed from Biden's swearing-in ceremony because of concerns about ties to extremist groups.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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His efforts at alliance building reflected not the beginning of a multipolar era but an ideological contest between democracy and autocracy in a new cold war with China.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to tolerate Soviet spheres of influence in central and eastern Europe.—
Monica Duffy Toft,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Mar. 2025
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Americans broadly understood how much their 1930 tariff, along with other protectionist and isolationist measures, did to turn a global economic crisis into another world war.—
Bret Stephens,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Space Force is also interested in responsive launch capabilities, in-orbit refueling, and most recently, offensive weapons that could take out an adversary's satellites during a conflict.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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North Korea has sent approximately 11,000 military personnel to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine in its first involvement in a large-scale conflict since the 1950-53 Korean War.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 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,
27 Feb. 2025
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But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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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 2 Apr. 2025.
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