COLD WAR Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

cold war

noun

Definition of cold war next

as in world war

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Recent Examples on the Web But Trump should not talk the United States into a new cold war with China or a hot war with regional competitors such as Iran. —

Andrew Byers, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2024 John Lisle, a University of Texas historian who researches cold war science and the intelligence community, says that the Pentagon should have learned from history before undertaking its recent antivaccine disinformation campaign. —

Keith Kloor, Scientific American, 27 June 2024 This cold war—should the world indeed succumb to it—will be different from the first one. —

Michael Doyle, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024 The long-standing cold war between Prince Harry and older brother William has not improved, even amid the cancer battles of both King Charles and Kate Middleton. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold war

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