at odds

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Recent Examples of at odds The Spanish government is also at odds with the European Commission on how to deal with minors. Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026 Motherhood presents a variety of unique challenges, many of them unpredictable — and arguably just as many at odds with a career in elite sport. Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The two often find themselves at odds thanks to a human figure who sets Tom out to rid the homestead of Jerry. Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026 Now, her previous decision to follow a code of silence is at odds with her desire to talk. Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at odds
Recent Examples of Synonyms for at odds
at loggerheads
Phrase
  • However, some of the powers at loggerheads over the region were always going to see this year’s summit as a showdown.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were already at loggerheads over Syria, with Saudi Arabia backing the post-Assad regime and the UAE sharing Israel’s hostility to it, and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia had just driven out Emirati proxies.
    MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/at%20odds. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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