anti-war
adjective
an·ti-war
ˌan-tē-ˈwȯr 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antiwar
: opposed to war
anti-war demonstrations
antiwar activists
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Affixed with a marijuana plant over a communist star, the flag demonstrates the melding of cultural and political radicalism in some activist quarters and sheds light on why many Americans opposed the anti-war movement than the war itself.
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Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post: Israel’s anti-war protests avoid Gaza.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Then in 1969, after visiting the site of the then-largest oil spill in U.S. history off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, Nelson read an article on his flight back to Washington about how anti-war teach-ins at colleges and universities were changing the conversation about the Vietnam War.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Richard Nixon’s administration aggressively attacked higher education, anti-war activists and liberals generally.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
The Washington Post: Israel’s anti-war protests avoid Gaza.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Then in 1969, after visiting the site of the then-largest oil spill in U.S. history off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, Nelson read an article on his flight back to Washington about how anti-war teach-ins at colleges and universities were changing the conversation about the Vietnam War.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Richard Nixon’s administration aggressively attacked higher education, anti-war activists and liberals generally.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-war. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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