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Examples of hot war in a Sentence
fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war
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Trump’s demands could in fact push the government of Mexico toward a hot war with a heavily armed and lethal group of organized crime cartels, destabilizing the country and exacerbating the very border crisis the policy also intends to address.
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Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
More recently, by supplying arms and munitions to Ukraine NATO has engaged in a proxy hot war against Russia.
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Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
The appointment would add to Trump’s growing list of Middle East advisors dealing with a region rocked by a hot war for over a year.
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Laura Kelly, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
In addition, major hot wars, such as the one in Ukraine, cause supply chain disruptions that can have negative impacts on the growth and profitability of leading defense contractors.
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Gurufocus, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Hot war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20war. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
hot war
noun
: a conflict involving actual fighting
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