at war
idiom
: engaged in a war : fighting
Local politicians were at war with one another over the vacant seat.
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No president’s values have been more at war with what our parents taught us and their hopes for our country.
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Michael Bennet, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The Alien Enemies Act allows the president to arrest, detain and deport immigrants from countries at war with the United States.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The Act, which has only been used three times in American history before Trump took office, may only be used against citizens of a country that the United States is at war with, or against a country that is engaged in a military invasion of the United States.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
Myanmar has been at war since the army seized power in a coup in 2021.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Michael Bennet, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The Alien Enemies Act allows the president to arrest, detain and deport immigrants from countries at war with the United States.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
The Act, which has only been used three times in American history before Trump took office, may only be used against citizens of a country that the United States is at war with, or against a country that is engaged in a military invasion of the United States.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 8 Apr. 2025
Myanmar has been at war since the army seized power in a coup in 2021.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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“At war.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20war. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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