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war of words |
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a war of words a long argument between two people or groups. The war of words between the two rivals for the presidency continues to dominate the news bulletins. (often + between) The article describes the war of words over acid rain. (often + over) |
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The young man much resented this directness of attack, and in the war of words which followed when they met he did not scruple publicly to insult Mr Clare, without respect for his gray hairs. With the shrewdness that usually accompanies malice, Amelie Thirion had noticed, analyzed, and mentally commented on the extreme preoccupation of Ginevra's mind, which prevented her from even hearing the bitterly polite war of words of which she was the object. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian. |
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