1
as in frictions
a lack of agreement or harmony
the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility
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2
as in clashes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers
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as in hostilities
a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts
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as in rivalries
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil
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as in collides
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report
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Recent Examples of conflicts
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
With a genocide in Congo and war, famine and ethnic cleasing in Sudan, to cite just two of the conflicts currently happening in Africa, that dream seems impossible.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In the middle, a president who promised to put both conflicts to bed – and whose talk of a Nobel Peace Prize is smacking up against the reality of the Gaza and Ukraine wars.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
However, because of scheduling conflicts with the Laver Cup tennis tournament the team will not have a chance to play a first round playoff game at Chase Center.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump has claimed credit for resolving conflicts between India and Pakistan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Armenia and Azerbaijan, among others.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Dealing with internal conflicts of identity while being threatened by external enemies is not unique to Israel.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The move was in response to a letter interim CHA Board Chair Matthew Brewer sent to the federal agency Wednesday that outlined Burnett’s potential conflicts.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Competing Claims About Victims But the allegation that Naso killed Lambson directly conflicts with prior findings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But the detail conflicts with a follow-up interview just days later with the same roommate.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
The multibillion-dollar deal brings an end to legal conflicts that captured global attention and cements a clear future for the companies at the center of American and international news.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
With a genocide in Congo and war, famine and ethnic cleasing in Sudan, to cite just two of the conflicts currently happening in Africa, that dream seems impossible.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In the middle, a president who promised to put both conflicts to bed – and whose talk of a Nobel Peace Prize is smacking up against the reality of the Gaza and Ukraine wars.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
However, because of scheduling conflicts with the Laver Cup tennis tournament the team will not have a chance to play a first round playoff game at Chase Center.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Trump has claimed credit for resolving conflicts between India and Pakistan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Armenia and Azerbaijan, among others.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Dealing with internal conflicts of identity while being threatened by external enemies is not unique to Israel.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The move was in response to a letter interim CHA Board Chair Matthew Brewer sent to the federal agency Wednesday that outlined Burnett’s potential conflicts.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Optical precision, for instance, often conflicts with mechanical strength.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Competing Claims About Victims But the allegation that Naso killed Lambson directly conflicts with prior findings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But the detail conflicts with a follow-up interview just days later with the same roommate.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflicts
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Subscribe Technological sovereignty is a topic that has been gaining momentum in the last year or so as geopolitical frictions have forced companies to assess their reliance on foreign technologies.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Typing, speaking, and even gesturing are frictions that slow us down.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Thailand has been in political turmoil since, ever since deadly border clashes with Cambodian forces.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, his mercurial style and public controversies, from social media firestorms to clashes with regulators, have brought volatility to Tesla’s stock and reputation.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Globally, frustration is mounting over the conflict, with Palestinian civilian deaths numbering in the tens of thousands and famine risks growing amid the ongoing hostilities.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Many members of Putin’s aristocracy continue to hold out hope that after the end of hostilities, everything will become, if not different, then at least milder.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Premiering in 2011, the edgy comedy follows Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) as her life unravels while serving as maid of honor for her best friend Lillian Donovan (Maya Rudolph), leading to a string of wedding planning mishaps and bridal party rivalries.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
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Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, a prominent voice in culture wars on college campuses, hosts a daily radio show and podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show, which ranks among the top 10 on Apple News’ list of top podcasts and has a strong Gen Z fan base.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Several years into the streaming wars, a Paramount-WBD merger could entail the most meaningful elimination of a direct-to-consumer outlet yet, in the name of cost efficiencies.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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As a smart two-way player who can win board battles and create offense off the rush, Celebrini’s game translated extremely favorably to the pro ranks.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Launched in 2003, this sci-fi MMORPG has played host to epic spaceship battles and intergalactic heists on a scale that most other multiplayer games can only dream of.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Conflicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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