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forever wars

forever wars is the plural of forever war.

Meaning of forever war

Noun

forever war (plural forever wars)

  1. (international relations) A war or armed conflict that continues without clear conditions for victory or an agreed endpoint, so it appears effectively endless or unwinnable.
    • “I don’t think either President Trump or President Biden are going to solve the debt crisis in this country, which is existential. I don’t think either of them are going to get us out of foreign wars, this addiction that we have to forever wars,” he said.2024 April 1, Aaron Pellish, “RFK Jr. argues that Biden is a bigger threat to democracy than Trump”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2024
    Synonyms:
    endless war

Questions about forever wars

What is forever wars the plural of?
Forever wars is the plural of forever war.

Words near forever wars in the dictionary

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  5. forever war
  6. forever wars
  7. foreverhood
  8. forevermore
  9. foreverness
  10. forevers
  11. foreview

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