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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.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflictive
Adjective
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Nothing is certain, except the fact that the President is floundering, making conflicting statements from one day to the next about how long the war will last.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Is the working wife torn between conflicting loyalties?—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In particular, the cost of hydrogen remains high because standard electrolyzers are incompatible with volatile power.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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These two strangers from different planets are rarely in the same space for much of the movie, due to their incompatible atmospheric requirements.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs are undersized at guard and in the frontcourt, their offense can often be inconsistent with its ability to shoot from outside, and the rotation really goes only about seven deep.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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But immigration lawyers say the Department of Homeland Security’s adherence to that limit has been wildly inconsistent over the past year.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Conflictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflictive. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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