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wars

  • plural
    of war.
    war
    noun
    a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
  • present tense form
    of war (3rd person singular).
    war
    noun
    a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.

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The US comments sum up a two-day meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, that has been complicated by wars in Iran and Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

They don’t call them forever wars for nothing.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Welcome to the quiet beginning of the robot wars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Among the subjects she had reported on were the wars in Chechnya.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Two world wars, between 1914 and 1945, meant that many would-be divers went off to fight and sponge harvesting came to a halt.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler