1
as in war
a lack of agreement or harmony
that troubled household seems to be almost constantly in a state of warfare
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
companies engaged in constant warfare for dominance in the market for smart phones and tablets
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Recent Examples of warfare
Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said the case reflects a broader pattern of Russian hybrid warfare.
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Dershowitz argues that the risk of harm from false positives should be balanced against the risk of harm from false negatives in deciding whether to initiate preemptive warfare.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
Israel’s nuclear weapons have failed to stop escalating warfare in the Middle East.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
But although unmanned aerial vehicles have become vital weapons in conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East, Colombia is a late comer to drone warfare.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Dershowitz argues that the risk of harm from false positives should be balanced against the risk of harm from false negatives in deciding whether to initiate preemptive warfare.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2025
Israel’s nuclear weapons have failed to stop escalating warfare in the Middle East.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
But although unmanned aerial vehicles have become vital weapons in conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East, Colombia is a late comer to drone warfare.
—John Otis, NPR, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warfare
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The cumulative effect of crises on top of crises — from war, to daily explosions suspected to be sabotage, to skyrocketing inflation, to water and power cuts — has many Iranians reeling.—
Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Nearly 150 out of the 190 U.N. member states now do so, including several other European countries—Spain, Ireland and Norway—that have formally recognized Palestine since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 July 2025
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Trump's hardline trade stance, however, risks straining the delicate U.S.-India defense relationship, which has blossomed in recent years in a sign of India's geostrategic importance to the United States amid its rivalry with China.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Due to their ensuing real-life and fictional rivalry to reach the top of the WWE pinnacle, there was still some bad blood between Punk and Triple H as the latter moved into an executive position.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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In seeking reelection in 2022, Evers said the pandemic measures that divided the state were worth the strife.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Later, Hjorth’s sister published her own novelization of their family strife.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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Some have been centered around critical positional battles while others have been about player holdouts turning into player hold-ins.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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There is a battle shaping up for the fourth safety spot between Jefferson, rookie RJ Mickens and Kendall Williamson.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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The policy, which aims to cut down on discretionary costs and was implemented in early July, sowed discord from both state police troopers and conference organizers, who have held the events annually without issues with Maryland troopers attending.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2025
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Rocket Lab's emergence also comes at a time of mounting public discord between Musk and President Donald Trump.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Leite has had her fair share of rookie struggles, but the 21-year-old played well as the Valkyries’ off guard.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Roberts acknowledged as much, agreeing that Betts’ struggles have impacted his self-confidence.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Aug. 2025
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These negotiations come at a particularly fraught moment, following a 12-day conflict triggered by Israeli attacks on Iranian targets.—
Amir Daftari
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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More than 130,000 people have been evacuated from conflict areas in Thailand, where the death toll rose to 15 as of early Friday, 14 of those civilians, according to the health ministry.—
Shoon Naing,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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The annual festival features multiple bock beers from local craft breweries, a sausage cooking competition, live music, from local musicians, local vendors, and the highlight of the day, multiple heats of racing goat.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Naomi Kawase’s latest feature, Yakushima’s Illusion, starring Vicky Krieps, has been added to this year’s international competition at Locarno.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 July 2025
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“Warfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warfare. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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