in conflict
idiom
1
: different in a way that prevents agreement
They're in conflict over which car to buy.
—usually + withThe law is in conflict with the state's constitution.
Her ideas were in direct conflict with those of her professor.
2
: in a struggle for power, property, etc.
The two clans were in constant conflict (with one another).
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But all of them had some sort of vision of where the American journey should now lead, albeit visions that were strikingly different and sometimes in conflict.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
So, those two things are in conflict, right?
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Researchers cited incomplete data on countries in conflict and low-income nations as a limitation of the study.
—Lindsey Leake, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
So, those two things are in conflict, right?
—ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
Researchers cited incomplete data on countries in conflict and low-income nations as a limitation of the study.
—Lindsey Leake, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Once embroiled in conflict, participants and spectators layer on more stories to make sense of their relationship to its violent cauldron.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in conflict
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“In conflict.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20conflict. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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