as in bloody
formal
marked by usually mutual slaughter or destruction
a brutal internecine war/battle internecine feuds a political party that has suffered because of bitter internecine rivalries
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Recent Examples of internecine
That intensifies the internecine struggle among Republicans over what to include in the package and how to contain the cost.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Renault-Nissan An early leader in affordable EVs, Nissan’s progress has stalled as internecine disputes with alliance partner Renault distract management.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
When our castaways were cruising on the hotel junk rig in the season premiere, internecine feuding felt inevitable.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Not signing were Yarrow’s partners, Mary Travis and Paul Stookey, which gives a good sense of the internecine warfare Baez’s letter incited among what was once a unified front.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Renault-Nissan An early leader in affordable EVs, Nissan’s progress has stalled as internecine disputes with alliance partner Renault distract management.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
When our castaways were cruising on the hotel junk rig in the season premiere, internecine feuding felt inevitable.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
Not signing were Yarrow’s partners, Mary Travis and Paul Stookey, which gives a good sense of the internecine warfare Baez’s letter incited among what was once a unified front.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for internecine
Adjective
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After watching in terror as a man violently attacked a police officer in an El Cajon fast-food restaurant, Iesha Booker checked for a pulse on the bloody, unconscious officer and yelled into the radio on his belt.—
Karen Kucher,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Photos of the man in a hospital bed with a bloody mouth were also posted.—
Jonece Starr Dunigan,
AL.com,
14 July 2017
Adjective
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With that crisis averted, the New York Police Department rolls in and arrests A.G. and the rest of his murderous Collective.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
29 May 2025
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Ed Gale, the actor known for providing the physical performance behind the murderous Chucky doll in the Child's Play slasher movies, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at 61.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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On May 29, Russia launched a series of deadly attacks across Ukraine, killing at least seven civilians.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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“Internecine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/internecine. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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