Brush and War

Brush

Brush noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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War and brush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "War" instead a noun "Brush".

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

War noun - A state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups.

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Brush and war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead a noun "War".

Nearby Words: warship, wartime

good	good brush	good war
brief	brief brush	brief war
following	following brush	following war
open	open brush	open war
Other adjectives: brutal, small, massive, little, personal, major, hidden, next, giant, recent, previous.

Maybe his loss in the war with God/the gods was the original Downer Ending, and the bastards who did win have been tarring him with the propaganda brush ever since.

Source: Satan Is Good
Once in a postwar comic, Donald Duck had a case of sleepwalking happen, in a revisit of his previous brush with it before the war.

Source: Never Wake Up A Sleepwalker
The player can either brush it off, or somberly reply that "you will pay for this in time." This might be to allow role-playing players to pursue a war strategy without feeling guilty.

Source: The Computer Shall Taunt You

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