conflictions

noun

plural of confliction
as in conflicts

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  1. conflicts
  2. dissonances
  3. discords
  4. clashes
  5. differences
  6. collisions
  7. disputes
  8. disagreements
Noun
  • That definition appears designed to keep participating firms focused on criminal enterprises and out of interstate conflicts.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Most conflicts between humans and bears are traced back to human food, garbage, pet food, bird seed, or other things that attract bears.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of conflicts
Noun
  • Diné weaver Marilou Schultz has been probing the harmonies and dissonances between these technologies since the 1960s.
    — Lua Vollaard, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026
  • With a laugh, the British native charmingly embraces any international dissonances in play.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissonances
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    — April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
    — Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Definition of discords
Noun
  • In the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait — where clashes have intensified in recent weeks — data shows at least 45 vessels crossed, including eight tankers and eight cargo ships going to the Gulf of Aden.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The 2026 schedule will be challenging as well with two September clashes with conference contender SMU and a trip to Tuscaloosa to face revenge-minded Alabama.
    — Andre C. Fernandez, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashes
Noun
  • Meanwhile in Iran, officials’ responses to the threats from the US appear to show some differences within its leadership over how to proceed with the war.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Canada’s response to Trump’s persistent tariff saber rattling has also illustrated key differences in the way North American trading partners are approaching trade in the 21st century.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of differences
Noun
  • Later experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer and Belle in Japan supported its existence, but all of those observations came from collisions between electrons and positrons.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Projects on the high injury network, which documents areas where serious collisions happen most frequently, are eligible for a separate pot of funding under Vision Zero.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • In the music industry, AI remains controversial and the subject of ongoing legal disputes.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Leadership training disputes The lawsuit alleges Petersen began subjecting Kennon to discriminatory treatment around January 2024, including talking down to her, ignoring her and questioning her judgment.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • Presuit demand letters aim to resolve disagreements before a lawsuit is filed.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin has spoken publicly, including to CBS News, about disagreements with Pentagon leaders.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of disagreements
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“Conflictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictions. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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