as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene
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as in clashing
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report
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Recent Examples of conflicting
Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Yet many central banks are required by law to try to achieve additional and sometimes conflicting goals, such as financial stability, full employment or support for the government’s policies.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
India and China are unfriendly neighbors that have conflicting economic interests and ongoing territorial disputes, including a lethal skirmish over contested borders as recently as 2020.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Meanwhile, people are getting conflicting information about traveling and the actual dangers of public networks.
—Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
Yet many central banks are required by law to try to achieve additional and sometimes conflicting goals, such as financial stability, full employment or support for the government’s policies.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
For many of us, back-to-school season brings big, and often conflicting, feelings.
—Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
India and China are unfriendly neighbors that have conflicting economic interests and ongoing territorial disputes, including a lethal skirmish over contested borders as recently as 2020.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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For an island whose economy has long wrestled with the effects and aftershocks of natural disasters, fiscal crises, and inconsistent tourism, this is a very significant boost.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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All of these changes lead to reduced and inconsistent blood flow within your blood vessels and may increase the likelihood of blood clots.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Dixie will raise the temperature clashing with Blythe Hart (Jessica Capshaw), the wife of Nashville Fire Capt.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Iraqi prime minister at the time, Nuri al-Maliki, was a Shiite sectarian with close ties to Iran, and many of his fellow Shia thought he could be relied on to listen to Iran’s wishes and find a way to avoid clashing with an Iranian proxy militia.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney ended up colliding during Sunday's race at Gateway amid the NASCAR Playoffs.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Demand growth, baseload retirements, extreme weather, and policy paralysis are colliding to create a fragile system.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Conflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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