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Recent Examples of cold war
Even under conditions of a gender cold war, many girls might get on fine—but boys could suffer more.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Many analysts believe Washington and Beijing are already locked into a new cold war.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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
Many analysts believe Washington and Beijing are already locked into a new cold war.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cold war
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That term was popularized between the two world wars and served as the name of the powerful populist movement to preserve U.S. isolationism and promote our diplomatic distance from the rest of the world.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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This principle has remained intact through two world wars, civil rights struggles, and modern immigration waves.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The electorate was on edge, with fears that a civil war was inevitable.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
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Syria's civil war ended in December when al-Sharaa and a band of rebel fighters overthrew the government of strongman Bashar al-Assad.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
Noun
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In 1992, the government pressured Muslim clerics to declare a holy war against Nuba who opposed the regime.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 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,
22 Apr. 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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And as always, there’s no guarantee that a limited war would stay limited.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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“Cold war.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20war. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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