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
Its government fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing a civil war with the communist forces of Mao Zedong, founder of the People’s Republic of China.
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
At the end of its civil war, Lebanon opted to issue a blanket pardon for all atrocities committed during the 15-year conflict.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Across Sudan, a nation already suffering from nearly two years of civil war, famine is spreading and violence remains relentless.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Sudanese civil war between the paramilitary group RSF and the Sudanese military rages on, having killed more than 28,000 people and displacing millions more since April 2023.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2025
At the end of its civil war, Lebanon opted to issue a blanket pardon for all atrocities committed during the 15-year conflict.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
Across Sudan, a nation already suffering from nearly two years of civil war, famine is spreading and violence remains relentless.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, the Sudanese civil war between the paramilitary group RSF and the Sudanese military rages on, having killed more than 28,000 people and displacing millions more since April 2023.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
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As of January 9, more than 45,000 Palestinians had been killed during the war, according to the health ministry in Gaza.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Those cuts were perceived as a crisis in the Pentagon at the time, and grew increasingly unpopular with Republicans and Democrats alike as their effects on the military's ability to train and be ready for war became clear.—
Dan Lamothe,
arkansasonline.com,
20 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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Over generations, policy makers have created many subclasses of conflict: cold wars, police actions, hybrid wars, cyber wars.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Modern international law emerged from the wreckage of world wars.—
Gyunduz Mamedov,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Through the two world wars and into the 1950s, some 22,000 immigrants saw their U.S. citizenship revoked.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Creating collaborative spaces encourages open dialogue, reduces potential conflicts and ensures team members properly get to know each other.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The 4-1/2-hour meeting in Riyadh marked a crucial moment - the first time that U.S. and Russian officials have sat down together to discuss ways to halt the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two.—
Humeyra Pamuk and Pesha Magid,
USA TODAY,
19 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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Absolute Dominion takes place In the year 2063 AD, when the world faces catastrophe as zealots and extremists wage a global holy war in the name of spiritual superiority.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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