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warpath
[wawr-path, -pahth]
noun
plural
warpathsespecially historically, the path or course taken by Native Americans on a warlike expedition.
warpath
/ ˈɔːˌɑːθ /
noun
the route taken by North American Indians on a warlike expedition
preparing to engage in battle
informalin a state of anger
Sensitive Note
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
on the warpath,
seeking, preparing for, or engaged in war or aggressive pursuit.
in a state of anger or indignation; hostile.
Example Sentences
With Trump on the warpath against EVs, buyers and sellers in California watch warily as he tries to dismantle Biden-era incentives that supported the industry.
The Associated Press story began: “Hang on to your scalps, Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini, for 29 red-blooded young Americans are on the warpath … “
That may be overly optimistic, but it reflects an enduring reluctance to proceed further down the warpath with Israel.
Trump’s subject heading for one of his recent violence-inciting fundraising emails reads, “I’m on the warpath.”
"If I see any more of this from Trump ... I'm gonna have to go on the warpath," Jones warned.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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