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go to war

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. go to war, take arms, take up armsverb

    commence hostilities

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  1. go to warverb

    To enter into an armed conflict with another nation

Wikipedia

  1. Go to War

    Go to War is a song by American rock band Nothing More. It was released on June 23, 2017 as the first single off of the band's fifth album The Stories We Tell Ourselves. The song performed well commercially and critically, topping the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and receiving two Grammy Award nominations Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, for the 2018 Grammys.

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  1. go to war

    To go to war refers to the act of engaging or initiating a state of armed conflict or hostility between countries, organizations, or groups, generally implemented by political decision. This can involve the use of military force, strategic planning, and significant resource investment. It can also indicate starting a vigorous campaign against something, even outside the military context.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go to war in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go to war in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of go to war in a Sentence

  1. President Obama:

    We took the fight to ISIL in both Iraq and Syria, not with American battalions but with local forces backed by our equipment and our advisors and, importantly, our Special Forces, the bottom line is we are breaking the back of ISIL. We’re taking away its safe havens. And we’ve accomplished all this at a cost of $10 billion over two years, which is the same amount that we used to spend in one month at the height of the Iraq War.

  2. John Stuart Mill:

    As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

  3. Justin Bronk:

    It’s very damaging for Ukraine, but is it likely to cause them to lose the ability to keep fighting the war? No, absolutely not.

  4. David Brock:

    There is not going to be enough money in the system, whether its online or big dollars, to support more than six or eight candidates, there is a disadvantage that Democrats have to raise money to fight each other first before you can raise a war chest to fight Trump.

  5. Phil Flynn:

    Trade is positive for energy demand, if we get into a trade war, it could potentially slow economic growth.


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