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cold war

[kohld wawr] / ˈkoʊld ˈwɔr /
NOUN
enmity without hostilities
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
hot war


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Today’s cold war isn’t Kennedy’s; in our cold war, all the participants are beneficiaries of and sharers in the international trading order.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he feared "a new cold war" between Europe and Russia in the coming decade, making reopening dialogue with Moscow essential.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

This does not have to be an opening salvo in a cold war with your family and/or coded message to your sister.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

The last time gender’s cold war erupted into a battle fought on such explicit terms was around 50 years ago.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

"The farce of the cold war and the absurd war machine it spawned," he said, "was an ever-growing pathetic joke to me."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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