at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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For the last quarter century, Somalia has been at war with itself.
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Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
For a nation at war, grappling with a hostage crisis and riven by protests, the success of a hometown boy, 7,000 miles away in Oregon, is something everyone can unite behind.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
By the late 1960s, China and the Soviet Union were practically at war: the combat at their northeast border around Zhenbao Island, located in the river that separated the two states, got so intense that Mao even evacuated political leaders from Beijing in August 1969.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The Alien Enemies Act has only been used three times in U.S. history, all when the country was at war, according to NPR's Joel Rose.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Mohamed Sheikh Nor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2025
For a nation at war, grappling with a hostage crisis and riven by protests, the success of a hometown boy, 7,000 miles away in Oregon, is something everyone can unite behind.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
By the late 1960s, China and the Soviet Union were practically at war: the combat at their northeast border around Zhenbao Island, located in the river that separated the two states, got so intense that Mao even evacuated political leaders from Beijing in August 1969.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
The Alien Enemies Act has only been used three times in U.S. history, all when the country was at war, according to NPR's Joel Rose.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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