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conflicting

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verb

present participle of conflict

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Recent Examples of conflicting
Adjective
Although they got married at the end of season two, the After the Altar special displayed some of the couple’s worst red flags, including a conflicting baby timeline and Iyanna moving out. Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025 Trademark Search And Watch Services These tools monitor official trademark registries and databases globally to detect similar or conflicting marks early: Corsearch—Offers global trademark screening and searching, providing alerts for new filings or similar marks. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Verb
These conflicting forces are creating more uncertainty around future Fed rate cuts. Landen Williams, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multi-billion dollar fraud allegations. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for conflicting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflicting
Adjective
  • Oilers’ power play comes up short The power play has been the Oilers’ bread and butter for so long, but it’s been inconsistent in the playoffs and downright nonexistent on the road.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • SoftBank’s investment division can be inconsistent, as it is driven by changes in public and private financial markets.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • The two have appeared to be colliding once again, this time involving the rapper Drake and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, LeBron James.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
    Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025

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“Conflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicting. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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