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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
The big picture: The Assad regime's fall after five decades in power and 13 years of civil war left behind many armed groups, and many more grievances.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
Tice, who has had his work published by The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers and others, disappeared at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus as the Syrian civil war intensified.
—Abby Sewell and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Turkey, Israel, Qatar, and the United States all have their own reasons to want a stable, inclusive new government in Damascus, focused on rebuilding Syria from the horrors of the old regime and the destruction caused by years of civil war.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Syria’s 13-year civil war left the synagogue partially destroyed.
—Bassem Mroue, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Dec. 2024
Tice, who has had his work published by The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers and others, disappeared at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus as the Syrian civil war intensified.
—Abby Sewell and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Turkey, Israel, Qatar, and the United States all have their own reasons to want a stable, inclusive new government in Damascus, focused on rebuilding Syria from the horrors of the old regime and the destruction caused by years of civil war.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil war
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Such actions would make the 2018 trade war look minuscule.Felix Salmon, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Biden reduced the emphasis on tariffs and a trade war left by President-elect Donald Trump and increased the attention on a tech war, which semiconductors were at the heart of.Owen Tedford, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Today, the United States finds itself in at least the sixth year of a second cold war, this time with China, a confrontation that has become even more dangerous under the Biden administration.Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the brewing cold war between the U.S. and China, semiconductors are among the most vital battlegrounds.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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This is a rivalry that dates to 1890 and is the nation’s longest uninterrupted series as the schools have met each year since 1907 while persevering through two world wars, a depression and a pandemic.Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the nine decades since, the business has witnessed a calamitous world war, a radical change in the way men dress, and a once-in-a-century pandemic.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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Over time, this dynamic erodes trust and breeds unnecessary friction in your interactions, to the point that others notice the unstated conflict.David Nour, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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After the Korean War had ended in 1953 the U.S. was not involved in any major conflicts.William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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His speech Sunday was steeped in the language of Islamic holy war.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Justice Department said Aman wanted to join ISIS to engage in a holy war, or jihad, in Syria.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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