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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the schism of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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Recent Examples of schism
Republicans see any public Democratic schism, however, as evidence that beneath their surface-level opposition to Trump lie huge divisions that can be exploited.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The schism between current and potentially future leadership in Dearborn Heights is apparent.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Our 40-year-old son has become a full-fledged narcissist and blames us (his sister, her husband, my husband and me) for a family schism that has gone on for two years.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Could his new wife have had something to do with this schism?
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The schism between current and potentially future leadership in Dearborn Heights is apparent.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2025
Our 40-year-old son has become a full-fledged narcissist and blames us (his sister, her husband, my husband and me) for a family schism that has gone on for two years.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2025
Could his new wife have had something to do with this schism?
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schism
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Growing discord between Democrats over the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas flared during the second day of the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) summer meeting.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Since their split, Fox has also welcomed a new addition.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The split will reverse a massive but largely unsuccessful 2015 merger arranged by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital, Heinz and Kraft’s owners at the time.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In addition to Kalima’s holograph, the Stories of Survival exhibit also features objects from those who survived such strife in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, South Sudan and Syria.—
Kelly Haramis,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Chrisley family's grand return to TV after Todd and Julie's pardon releases from prison is marred by family strife that grew during the years of lockup.—
Ryan Coleman September 2,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Rumors have swirled about personal and financial tensions that led to the dissolution of their professional relationship.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Khloe Park, who formerly used the name Khloe Couleé, also posted about the dissolution of her relationship with her drag mother on Instagram, taking her thoughts to the grid.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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That means that the iX3 will regeneratively brake for the overwhelming majority of the time—just 5–10 percent of braking events should require the friction brakes, we're told.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.—
James Pomfret,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The media slammed her too-truthful breakup albums or judged her for jumping from one boyfriend to the next.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Stay tuned to learn what happens during the Love Island USA Season 7 reunion, and whether Amaya or Bryan will address the circulating breakup rumors on social media.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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And if someone begins filming you during the potential conflict?—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The country is also the site of the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running internal armed conflict, and constitutionally requires all men between the ages of 18 and 24 to undertake some form of military service.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Yet even as nearly half the division now have to comply with rules specifically targeting player spending, clubs ramped things up anyway.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Erect types also benefit from division every three to four years.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schism. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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