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conflicting

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verb

present participle of conflict

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Recent Examples of conflicting
Adjective
The documentary later reveals that members of Zulu and the wider community have conflicting views on the group's use of makeup. Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 June 2025 Staff Pick: Iranians watching war from afar express conflicting emotions A caravan of vehicles rides while flying the Lion and Sun flag in Los Angeles. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 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
  • Since 2024, luxury brands from conglomerates like Kering, LVMH and Richemont have experienced inconsistent quarters of sales growth and decline.
    Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The talented but inconsistent 22-year-old forward has tantalized the Warriors with his athleticism and scoring, and frustrated with his mental lapses and on-court gaffes, for four seasons since being the No. 7 pick in the 2021 draft.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.

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