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
Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2020, during COVID-19 shutdowns, English didn’t have the schedule conflicts that once hindered him from starting his own coffee business.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The film takes place over three years in Valbona, a suburban district of Barcelona, as Guerín prods at issues of displacement, identity, urban life, and ecological conflicts in this small neighborhood that serves as a microcosm of the world.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
His office has increasingly used the state’s powerful consumer protection laws to investigate organizations whose work conflicts with his political views.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
The potential prize for the US president is not a medal in Stockholm, but a place in history as the person who brokered the end of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
As these conflicts are starting to get heated up, the politicians themselves lose track of any kind of propriety or bounds about what can and should be done in order to pursue your own political agenda.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Work culture, tennis or otherwise, rewards busyness and often self-sacrifice, which conflicts with self-care and mental health.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition, the act contains a preemption provision that expresses that no state can enforce a law that conflicts with the act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These cultural differences stoked the media fires further, as Verrett is larger than life in every sense, unapologetically himself and proud of it, which conflicts with Norwegian janteloven.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
For years, Netanyahu’s approach to warfare was characterized by brief and contained conflicts, especially in Gaza.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
In 2020, during COVID-19 shutdowns, English didn’t have the schedule conflicts that once hindered him from starting his own coffee business.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.
—New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2025
There is no question that the study of history and its conflicts, injustices and exclusions can be dispiriting.
—Annie Polland, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The film takes place over three years in Valbona, a suburban district of Barcelona, as Guerín prods at issues of displacement, identity, urban life, and ecological conflicts in this small neighborhood that serves as a microcosm of the world.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
His office has increasingly used the state’s powerful consumer protection laws to investigate organizations whose work conflicts with his political views.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2025
The potential prize for the US president is not a medal in Stockholm, but a place in history as the person who brokered the end of one of the world’s most intractable conflicts.
—Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
As these conflicts are starting to get heated up, the politicians themselves lose track of any kind of propriety or bounds about what can and should be done in order to pursue your own political agenda.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Morrisey hasn’t withdrawn his executive order, which conflicts with the state’s immunization law, and has generated confusion and uncertainty.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Work culture, tennis or otherwise, rewards busyness and often self-sacrifice, which conflicts with self-care and mental health.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In addition, the act contains a preemption provision that expresses that no state can enforce a law that conflicts with the act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These cultural differences stoked the media fires further, as Verrett is larger than life in every sense, unapologetically himself and proud of it, which conflicts with Norwegian janteloven.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
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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Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In March, hundreds of people were killed during a crackdown on the Alawite sect – to which Assad belonged – in the western city of Latakia, and in April, clashes broke out between pro-government armed forces and Druze militias.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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At times, the boundaries between art and artist blurred, with Herzog and his creative partner Klaus Kinski taking their dangerous onscreen missions into violent offscreen clashes with each other, as captured in the 1999 documentary, My Best Friend.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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His support for a ceasefire and emphasis on humanitarian needs echo the global desire for stability as hostilities continue and diplomatic efforts intensify.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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For example, in a fiery defense of federal aid to the citizens of Alabama and Georgia devastated by recent Native American hostilities, Adams invoked Congress’s war powers, while calling attention to a deeper hypocrisy.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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This sense of competition has caused countless promotions to create timeless matches and rivalries that have stood the test of time, whether your looking at the Territories Era, the Monday Night Wars between WWE and WCW, or the rivalry between NJPW and AJPW in Japan.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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What was one of the best rivalries in the 1980s and 90s has lost some of its luster more recently, with one or both of the programs being down for much of the last decade.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These issues are not unique to the WNBA, as its affiliate league, the NBA, has weathered refereeing controversies and skirmishes over player pay for years.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In one scene, real footage of Benjamin Netanyahu appears on the television of Anat’s father, who is suffering post-traumatic flashbacks from his own wars.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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The reasons for that lack of credibility extend well beyond the campus speech wars of the past few decades.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Where many of Krishna’s battles end in death for the aggressor, this story is remarkable for its mercy—Krishna spares Kaliya after the snake’s wives and children emerge from the pond to plead on his behalf.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sheen described being at the center of seven family interventions, countless affairs, legal battles and messy divorces.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Conflicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicts. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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