conflictions

Definition of conflictionsnext
plural of confliction
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Noun
  • While the Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark interest rate on hold so far in 2026, inflation surged in March and April on the back of a rising oil price, overseas conflicts and geopolitical uncertainty.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 19 May 2026
  • Recent conflicts have accelerated interest in unmanned maritime warfare.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Through all these inconsistencies, absences, dissonances, and contradictions, an overarching coherence emerges.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
  • From Zehetmair’s searching dissonances, the SPCO moved into Brahms’ Double Concerto, performed by concertmaster Steven Copes and principal cello Julie Albers.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
  • The protest turned violent with clashes breaking out between pro-Palestinian supporters, who were protesting an event hosted by the synagogue to promote land for sale in Israel, and pro-Israel counterprotesters.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • Widespread protests followed, along with some clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Morningside and Eveningside were accepting of their differences.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • Viola’s reaction spotlighted growing frustration among competitors who believe the ruling body is using procedural fixes to avoid addressing biological differences in girls' sports.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, about 17% of those severely injured by traffic collisions in Sacramento County were 20 years old or younger.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • Dela Rosa’s legal predicament came as political disputes escalated between the Duterte family and Marcos.
    Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • The rival superpowers entered the summit divided over thorny issues including Taiwan, trade disputes and the Iran war.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Public safety dominated the exchange, with sharp disagreements over crime trends, law enforcement authority and the role sheriffs should play in statewide policy.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • In addition, this legislation could provide leaders with protection on state laws pertaining to NIL, which has led to lawsuits and a plethora of disagreements.
    Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
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“Conflictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictions. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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