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warmongering

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[wawr-mong-ger-ing, -muhng-] / ˈwɔrˌmɒŋ gər ɪŋ, -ˌmʌŋ- /

noun

  1. the practices and principles of a warmonger.

Etymology

Origin of warmongering

First recorded in 1940–45; warmonger + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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That led to a wave of state initiatives in 1982, which effectively shut down the warmongering.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

Vladlen Tatarsky, a convicted criminal turned popular pro-Russian blogger who published warmongering diatribes, was promoting his upcoming book to a gathering of his fans at a hip burger joint in St. Petersburg.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly accused those listed of "warmongering" and profiting off Moscow's "abhorrent" attacks.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022

But Western officials overseeing the decades-old deadlock between the two neighbors hope that at least it could eliminate increasing warmongering rhetoric by both sides.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

“I certainly hope that no one has tried to inflict any warmongering resolutions upon the gathering.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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