Hostilities
Hostilities noun - Fighting; acts of overt warfare.
Strike and hostilities are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strike" instead a noun "Hostilities".
Strike
Strike noun - A work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands.
Hostilities and strike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hostilities" instead a noun "Strike".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The reason the war turns hot is because Scorpius, who has been place in command of a border fleet, assumes the hostilities will start any day now, decides to strike first and deal a decisive blow to the Scarrans.
Source: Space Cold War - Explicitly a violation of the laws of war in the Alexis Carew series: if you strike your colors or otherwise explicitly communicate your surrender, you may not resist capture or resume hostilities, and if you give your parole you may not attempt escape.
Source: I Surrender, Suckers
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