discording

verb

present participle of discord
as in conflicting
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs

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  1. conflicting
  2. clashing
  3. colliding
Verb
  • The league urged the Supreme Court to resolve the split, arguing that conflicting rulings leave oversight unclear and raise concerns about cheating, insider trading, and consumer protection.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • There were also conflicting accounts of what was provided to Van Houten and when.
    — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of conflicting
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  • Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Brussels on Friday, at times clashing with police officers, to protest the Belgian government's budget-tightening measures and the overall rise in the cost of living.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Their counterparts in Neon kept their Palme d’Or streak alive with Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, a drama about religious Romanians clashing with Nordic liberalism.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of clashing
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  • Record spending The lack of a quorum is colliding with the most expensive election on record.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • New research linking mouth bacteria to inflammation, cognition and longevity is colliding with prebiotic formulas and portable formats reshaping a $55 billion industry.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of colliding
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“Discording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discording. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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