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Recent Examples of warlike In daytime, younger men engage in ferocious warlike dances and combative ceremonial dialogues that spark more commentary from the smiling oldsters. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024 The inclusion of protest songs and the desire of the local community together to fight off the invaders is imbued with warlike determination and revolutionary zeal. Martin Dale, Variety, 17 May 2024 The group, which the ADL says emphasizes physical fitness and a warlike mentality, has focused mostly on disrupting events oriented toward the LGBTQ community, such as Drag Queen Story Hour readings for children. Tavleen Tarrant, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024 After a fiery speech, Mishima—obsessed with physical beauty and warlike vigor—killed himself with a sword. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for warlike
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Adjective
  • Read more: Rams and Matthew Stafford Agree on Restructured Deal to Keep Him in LA The Raiders were reportedly the most aggressive team and had a lucrative offer on the table to land Stafford.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • State legislators have been trying for years to boost local education aid without weakening an aggressive savings program that’s been wiping out Connecticut’s debts faster than ever before.
    Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The militant group has said that the move would affect the remaining hostages as well.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • In December, a coalition of opposition fighters led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took over cities and eventually Damascus as regime forces retreated.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The set-up has grown increasingly hostile over time, and became an impassible roadblock when the Lerner family tried to sell the Nationals back in 2022.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Prince overcame the hostile environment and kept TCU afloat during the first quarter when the Horned Frogs struggled to find their footing offensively.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Warlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warlike. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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