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Recent Examples of world war
Conflicts pushing us closer, perhaps, to a world war.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1945: By an overwhelming vote, the U.S. Senate approved of America joining the United Nations, which was founded just over a month prior as a replacement of the League of Nations – created after World War I – to help prevent a third world war after the end of WWII.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging.
—Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
This, more than isolated battles, is what defines a world war.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1945: By an overwhelming vote, the U.S. Senate approved of America joining the United Nations, which was founded just over a month prior as a replacement of the League of Nations – created after World War I – to help prevent a third world war after the end of WWII.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
But behind Miller's success, a world war was raging.
—Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
This, more than isolated battles, is what defines a world war.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world war
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For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war.—
Peter Baker,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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His efforts at alliance building reflected not the beginning of a multipolar era but an ideological contest between democracy and autocracy in a new cold war with China.—
Michael Brenes,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Jan. 2025
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Columbia has had a new president annually, and Harvard, like a small, suffering nation embroiled in civil war, has had more presidents than commencement parades.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Father Michelle Naaman, who was kidnapped during the civil war, complained that foreign fighters were manning some checkpoints, confusing the question of who represents the government and who are militia members.—
Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Feb. 2025
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While Tedesco calls for a holy war in response to the attack, Benitez takes a different approach, declaring that violence should not be met with more violence.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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But as Paul starts to meet the prophetic expectations of his most fervent followers, there are signs of a holy war that could have terrible consequences.—
Scott Tobias,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 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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In this scenario, which may already be coming to fruition, the meager hope is that the conflict transforms into simply a more limited war.—
Daniel Byman,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Apr. 2024
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“World war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world%20war. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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