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
  • Instead, the model decided to follow a conflicting directive in the benchmark instructions to post the results publicly to GitHub.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
  • Eli Junior Kroupi Arsenal supporters may have conflicting memories of Kroupi.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of conflicting
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  • Some people were seen burning cars, breaking store windows and clashing with riot police, who used tear gas and water cannon to subdue them.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The final, which took place on Sunday, July 19, featured the tournament’s first-ever halftime show—and apparently, two of the performers were clashing backstage.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • When two helicopters operate in close proximity, their rotors risk colliding in flight and then coming apart explosively, which would lead the aircraft to fall to the ground with the aerodynamics of a lawn dart.
    — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • Their ability to absorb the energy of colliding cars—forcing rails to curl up, rather than spear—is the result of decades of clever engineering.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of colliding
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“Discording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discording. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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