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Recent Examples of discordant The findings offer a compelling response to Crick’s dilemma, reconciling the discordant timescales to explain how ephemeral molecules maintain memories that last a lifetime. Ajdina Halilovic, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2025 Homes, bars, and dance halls pulsed with sound in a discordant, desperate attempt to stave off death. Christina Coulter, People.com, 4 June 2025 His India would define itself through diversity; through a grand, maternal embrace of all its discordant parts. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025 The discordant note in the conversation was what to do next. Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for discordant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discordant
Adjective
  • The orchestration is a touch grotesque, with the first violins given a shrill D two octaves above middle C.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Still, the shrill alarm that echoed on Friday morning as Israel announced airstrikes on neighboring Iran gave her that familiar feeling.
    Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • The world is crowded, noisy, and sometimes hostile.
    F. Willis Johnson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • The negatives included noisy wheels and some faulty stitching.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Turkeys may become aggressive and territorial if comfortable in suburban areas.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 July 2025
  • With that in mind, it's expected the Dodgers will be very aggressive at the trade deadline.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Miscommunication, conflicting work styles or uneven access to information can derail even the most talented teams.
    Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Senate bill is expected to face pushback from conflicting factions of the party, particularly from fiscal hawks who want to reduce the deficit and lawmakers who have drawn a red line on major cuts to social safety net programs.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • If not, a show that has now been in decline for half its run risks devolving into a mess as self-indulgent, morose, and, well, dissonant as its title character.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
  • Roberts brought in dissonant strings and brass for the K2 battle droids.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • Previous negotiations have stalled over Hamas demands of guarantees that further negotiations would lead to the war's end, while Netanyahu has insisted Israel would resume fighting to ensure the militant group's destruction.
    WAFAA SHURAFA, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • The Israeli leader has repeatedly said Hamas must be disarmed, but it is thought that this is something that the militant group has so far refused to discuss.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Since 2024, luxury brands from conglomerates like Kering, LVMH and Richemont have experienced inconsistent quarters of sales growth and decline.
    Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Though the criticism of nationwide injunctions may be warranted, having inconsistent immigration holdings in different states may be its own problem.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 July 2021

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“Discordant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discordant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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