as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
continued infighting has just completely robbed that political action committee of its effectiveness
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Recent Examples of infighting
Advertisement Talarico says the GOP infighting essentially gives Democrats a two-month grace period to unify and rebuild war chests.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
The deal offers Spirit a clearer, though still challenging, path toward survival after months of uncertainty, creditor infighting and failed merger and acquisition overtures.
—Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The Georgia State House special election was about local issues, a bad candidate, infighting and state party incompetence.
—Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
The deal offers Spirit a clearer, though still challenging, path toward survival after months of uncertainty, creditor infighting and failed merger and acquisition overtures.
—Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The Georgia State House special election was about local issues, a bad candidate, infighting and state party incompetence.
—Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
Noun
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Officials say a goal of the attacks is to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gender care strife notwithstanding, Frias’ tenure at Rady has been positive.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Challenging life circumstances—think divorce, job loss, or financial strife—can take a drastic toll on their mental health.—
Sam Manzella,
Flow Space,
5 Mar. 2026
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The question most are wrestling with right now is, how long will the lag period — and friction — between these two cycles last?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The actors eventually work well together, but there is a lingering sense of friction between Marky and the golden boy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran toward Turkey on Monday, the second such incident, raising the risk the military alliance could be drawn more directly into the conflict.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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As conflict destabilizes parts of the Middle East, the ripple effects are already reaching the region’s luxury economy, which has become a promising growth engine for a struggling global sector.—
Tara Donaldson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Nov. 2025
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The sport of off-roading suffers from a fundamental discordance: The desire to get out into nature and the irreparable harm inherent in the process of off-roading.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Both massive aircraft can act as the president’s emergency operations hub in times of national security threats, such as a nuclear war.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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When the war in Gaza erupted, the Houthis fired ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, in solidarity with the Palestinians, and imposed their chokehold on Red Sea shipping lanes.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ferrante’s portrait of these schisms is exquisite, detailing all the jealousies and insecurities that can thrive in a friendship between two bright ambitious women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Defense Department’s reliance on Anthropic’s AI came as a shocking realization that ultimately led to their dramatic schism, according to a top Pentagon official.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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By improving detection capabilities against drone swarms, the technology could strengthen air-defense networks and reduce vulnerabilities created by rapidly evolving drone warfare tactics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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