conflictive

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Recent Examples of conflictive Directed by Jonatan Etzler, the film tells the story of a teacher dealing with a conflictive 11-year-old pupil. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflictive
Adjective
  • There are conflicting accounts about her presence.
    Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But eyewitnesses and circulating video paint a conflicting picture, intensifying national scrutiny of ICE's tactics and raising comparisons to the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which occurred less than a mile from where Good was shot.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • While effective, this method is energy-intensive and incompatible with low-emission propulsion systems that lack waste heat.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In theory, a superintelligent AI would pursue its own goals, and if those goals are incompatible with sustaining human life, we will be annihilated.
    Andrea Miotti, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The company says the system aims to tackle persistent challenges in the hospitality industry, including labor shortages, inconsistent drink quality, and long service times.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In some cases, CBS News ran images through AI detection tools, which can be inconsistent or inaccurate but can still help flag possibly manipulated content.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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