Synonyms for world war
world war

Princeton's WordNet

1. world warnoun

   a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

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1. Alessio Fasano:

   This gentleman during World War II noted that the mortality of celiac disease was zero, and he didn't realize immediately why until when the war was over and the mortality went back to the pre-war era, something during the war that was missing was the culprit, and one of the commodities that was missing was wheat. As a matter of fact, flour during the war was made with potato starch and not with wheat.

2. Janet Yellen:

   Last year, the economy shrunk more than any other since the end of World War II. With the growth that the CBO projects, it will be years before the country reaches full employment again.

3. Barack Obama:

   In this third world war, waged piecemeal, which we are now experiencing, a form of genocide is taking place, and it must end.

4. Peggy Noonan, special assistant and speech writer to Reagan, 1984-88:

   The battle for the mind of Ronald Reagan was like the trench warfare of World War I: never have so many fought so hard for such barren terrain.

5. President Biden:

   This is the largest jobs plan since World War Two, the American Jobs Plan creates jobs, replacing 100% of the nation's lead pipes and service lines... It creates jobs connecting every American with high-speed internet... creates jobs building a modern power grid.