at odds

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Recent Examples of at odds This old and expensive utility model is increasingly at odds with remarkable technological innovations underway in the production and distribution of electricity. — John Farrell, Time, 9 Nov. 2026 The White House is leading a new round of negotiations this week to end the war in Ukraine, but, as Joshua Yaffa reports, all sides remain deeply at odds. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2026 Certainly, your predecessor, Republican Brian Kemp, famously was at odds with Trump on a whole range of issues. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026 Far-right President Javier Milei's sweeping austerity measures, which have pushed millions of Argentines into poverty, could put him at odds with Leo, who has long championed the poor. — Carrie Kahn, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at odds
Recent Examples of Synonyms for at odds
at loggerheads
Phrase
  • Iran and the United States had been at loggerheads since the Iranian revolution of 1978–79.
    — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The two countries have been mired in deadlocked trade negotiations, have sparred over the US threatening sanctions over India’s purchase of oil from Russia, and are now at loggerheads over immigration.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20odds. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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