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
Renault-Nissan An early leader in affordable EVs, Nissan’s progress has stalled as internecine disputes with alliance partner Renault distract management.
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
When our castaways were cruising on the hotel junk rig in the season premiere, internecine feuding felt inevitable.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Not signing were Yarrow’s partners, Mary Travis and Paul Stookey, which gives a good sense of the internecine warfare Baez’s letter incited among what was once a unified front.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
But in the end, the speeches were mostly respectful, lacking the kinds of internecine attacks among Republicans that are certain to come during the upcoming legislative session.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
When our castaways were cruising on the hotel junk rig in the season premiere, internecine feuding felt inevitable.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Not signing were Yarrow’s partners, Mary Travis and Paul Stookey, which gives a good sense of the internecine warfare Baez’s letter incited among what was once a unified front.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
But in the end, the speeches were mostly respectful, lacking the kinds of internecine attacks among Republicans that are certain to come during the upcoming legislative session.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 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
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All this was condoned when not encouraged or even led by local and state officials, who funded murderous militias.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Apr. 2025
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The section has also added French director Cardona’s No One Will Know, a huit clos in which the clients and bar staff of a shabby cafe outside Paris enter into a murderous pact when an elderly regular comes in and wins big in the lottery.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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At least eight people were killed in drone strikes across the country, a night after Russia launched its deadliest bombardment of Ukraine since the middle of last year.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article A woman driver who fatally struck a 57-year-old pedestrian in Brooklyn in January has been arrested— three months after the deadly crash, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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