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Recent Examples of world war
The American Revolution was a world war fought in the age of sail.
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Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
By the late 1930s, the United States was unprepared for the scale of airpower a world war would demand.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Maybe not something drastic like a world war, slavery or the Holocaust, but there’s always shady s–t going on.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
By the late 1930s, the United States was unprepared for the scale of airpower a world war would demand.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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Then, starting in late 2023, three events turned a cold war between the police and the city into an open conflict.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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The world is facing threats not of a cold war or just a trade war, but a capital war where money is being weaponized, according to billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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It's been eight years since Sri Lanka's tumultuous civil war came to a close.—
Navya Verma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yemen has been mired for more than a decade in a civil war that involves a complex interplay of sectarian and tribal grievances and the involvement of regional powers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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This may not be surprising to some, but the holy war of words playing out in Mayor Mamdani’s new backyard is partly coming from mothers who not long ago held squarely centrist or even liberal beliefs.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
9 Jan. 2026
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The 76ers’ owner, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment (HBSE), had been in a holy war with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and Comcast over building a standalone NBA arena in Center City.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, China has made targeted investments intended to give it an advantage in a quick, limited war, while keeping its overall defense spending relatively modest: Beijing’s defense spending has risen from five percent of U.S. levels in 1995 to 32 percent in 2017.—
Oriana Skylar Mastro,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in a limited war since last October, but Israeli forces have significantly escalated the scope of their attacks since the beginning of September in an attempt to force Hezbollah to stop its attacks on northern Israel.—
Mike Brest,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Sep. 2024
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“World war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20war. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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