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
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  • In June 2024, Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Charles McKenzie ruled that conflicting competency opinions issued by two judges required a separate hearing under state law to determine whether Scott was fit to stand trial.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Top government officials have at times provided conflicting information about the event.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflicting
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  • The show, which debuted in 2025, centers on clashing mob families and stars Brosnan and Mirren as Harrigan crime family patriarch and matriarch Conrad and Maeve, respectively.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the move risks clashing with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s own plans to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet — and with any Fed decision to tighten monetary policy.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashing
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  • So Pioneer 11 pioneered the way through Saturn's outer rings, going where no spacecraft had gone before — and nearly colliding with a small moon along the way.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • To study quark-gluon plasma, CERN scientists have generated this plasma by colliding heavy nuclei such as lead.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of colliding
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“Discording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discording. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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