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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warring
Adjective
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America, the world’s oldest, continuous, modern democracy, will soon celebrate its 250th birthday—mired in conflict and piloted by a belligerent and mercurial nationalist.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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As the trade deadline approaches, though, contending teams will surely be calling the Red Sox about Chapman.
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Meanwhile, James floated the idea publicly about ending his career in Cleveland and publicly praised the LA Rams for dealing draft picks to ensure a Super Bowl-contending team.
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The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed.
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In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.
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The other opposing vote came from Supervisor Brian Pacheco, who declined to comment.
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Rutinel touted his Dominican background and accused Bird of not being tough enough in opposing ICE.
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.
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Police encountered teens fighting, launching fireworks at other people and carrying handguns.
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This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.
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Yet Piker himself has followed the DSA’s militant line, repeatedly praising authoritarian regimes such as China’s, Cuba’s, and Russia’s, as well as terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
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There are also concerns that fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon could escalate once more and derail future talks.
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Several of her siblings have taken extended leaves of absence from work in the past several months while battling intense anxiety.
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One firefighter was hurt battling the fire but no other injuries have been reported.
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“Warring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warring. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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