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
  • As America nears the 250th anniversary of its founding, Congress emerges as a messy but essential stage where the nation’s biggest conflicts, compromises and experiments play out.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Experts like Ginn note that the spread of drone use across the region is a real threat for the region as criminal groups draw inspiration from foreign conflicts.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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
  • The Southern Transitional Council dissolved itself in January after weeks of clashes with government forces across southern Yemen.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The affordability message at the first-ever Republican midterm convention clashes with what voters are experiencing at supermarkets and gas stations.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashes
Noun
  • Some differences between the 2004 plan for downtown and the 2026 plan for Crown Center jump out, including the number of projects and improvements listed.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026
  • For more on the differences, see our guide to whether bank text codes are enough to protect you.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of differences
Noun
  • Car insurance covers losses resulting from collisions, theft, fire and other covered incidents.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers point out that older pedestrians remain more vulnerable to collisions.
    — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • Gilbertson’s involvement in the ports grew out of a series of chaotic mergers that in the 1990s led to endless disputes among shippers and the railroads about whose cargo would move first.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Trump declined to endorse Thune for a future term as leader amid disputes over passing the SAVE America Act and eliminating the filibuster.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of disputes
Noun
  • For example, in Ozaukee County disagreements near Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve have prompted discussion of permanent signs and a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources determination establishing the ordinary high-water mark.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Between small celebrations, hospital visits and disagreements about how to care for her, a mysterious presence of bulls begins to surround the house.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of disagreements
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