as in bloody
formal
marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction
a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries
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Recent Examples of internecine
Everyday voters outside the conservative ecosystem are much less interested in internecine ideological conflicts.
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Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
But in either case, the United States will finally be drawn feet first into the internecine struggle that is reshaping the institutions of the Middle East.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2016
But as the group reached their peak, Sly fell prey to personal hardship: various external pressures and internecine conflicts within the group exacerbated a crippling drug addiction that ensured the band’s slow dissolution.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And despite Trump’s GOP having full control of Washington, the threat of internecine divisions derailing his plans looms large.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
But in either case, the United States will finally be drawn feet first into the internecine struggle that is reshaping the institutions of the Middle East.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2016
But as the group reached their peak, Sly fell prey to personal hardship: various external pressures and internecine conflicts within the group exacerbated a crippling drug addiction that ensured the band’s slow dissolution.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
And despite Trump’s GOP having full control of Washington, the threat of internecine divisions derailing his plans looms large.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internecine
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
Adjective
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Min-chan’s murderous actions eventually lead to Yang-rae’s death, but not right away.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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My parents fled a murderous, theocratic regime in Iran during the 1979 revolution, and this country welcomed them and gave us the opportunity at the American Dream.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The first wave of deadly overdoses were tied to OxyContin and other prescription drugs, and subsequent waves have involved first heroin and more recently illicit versions of fentanyl.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Such an assessment could have prevented the deadly Key Bridge collapse, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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