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Type Words
Synonyms warfare
Type of action, military action
Has types biological warfare, war of nerves, civil war, chemical warfare, world war, bw, chemical operations, psychological warfare, hot war, bioattack, information warfare, biologic attack, iw, biological attack, limited war


thousands of people were killed in the war.
Type Words
Synonyms state of war
Type of enmity, antagonism, hostility
Has types proxy war


war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring.
Type Words
Synonyms warfare
Type of struggle, conflict, battle
Has types drug war, trench warfare


a price war.
a war of wits.
diplomatic warfare.
Type Words
Type of drive, effort, movement, campaign, cause, crusade


the war on poverty.
the war against crime.
Type Words
Type of fight, contend, struggle
Has types take arms, take up arms, blitzkrieg, go to war
Derivation warrior

Examples of war

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It is forcing world leaders to weigh whether the cost of democracy is civil war.
From the thenewstribune.com
The 2010 total is the highest yearly toll of the war, which is in its 10th year.
From the thenewstribune.com
Hey Timothy, if you want to go back to the revolutionary war period be my guest.
From the washingtontimes.com
It is often seen in veterans returning from war or in victims of violent crimes.
From the bostonherald.com
That would be the war against our children and the one between parent and child.
From the dailyherald.com
After the war, the feds found new ways to justify and complicate our tax system.
From the bloomberg.com
As some say, we are winning the war but loosing the battle for hearts and minds.
From the timesunion.com
Energizer and its battery rival Duracell had engaged in a pricing war last year.
From the stltoday.com
The camp is among 155 main camps in the United States to house prisoners of war.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • Make or wage war
  • The waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
  • A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
  • An active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
  • A concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime"
  • War is a phenomenon of organized violent conflict between belligerent groups or nations, typified by extreme aggression, societal disruption and adaptation, and high mortality. ...
  • War (Russian: u0412u043Eu0439u043Du0430, translit.u00A0Voyna) is a 2002 Russian film by Aleksei Balabanov about the realities of the Second Chechen War starring Aleksei Chadov and Ian Kelly.
  • War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2, released on . The album has come to be regarded as U2's first overtly political album, in part because of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "New Year's Day", as well as the title, which stems from the band's perception of the world at the ...
  • War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". ...