discording

present participle of discord

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • There are also conflicting accounts on what the agreement means for the future of the Strait of Hormuz; Monday saw 35 commercial vessels transit the waterway, the busiest day in the strait since the war began.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
  • Plot synopsis House of the Dragon attempts to condense and dramatize the conflicting accounts presented in Fire & Blood—stitched together from testimonies and court chronicles—into a single authoritative narrative.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Yet, the other planets are clashing, bringing weakness, confusion and a potential for fatigue.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Gouts of flame in the skies, swords clashing below as dragons wage war on the high seas.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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“Discording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discording. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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