as in strife
a lack of agreement or harmony
the discord between two of the members threatened to tear our team of researchers apart
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as in to conflict
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs
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Recent Examples of discord
Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The judge also said the remaining jurors did not describe anything like the discord and threats recounted by the foreman.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 June 2025
For more than six decades, the treaty survived the subcontinental wars and discord but has come under significant strain after India suspended its participation in the treaty after the April terrorist attack in Kashmir.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
This should involve respectful discord, finding a shared vision and moving forward with trust.
—James Barlow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Houck-Rogers relationship was fractured leading up to disappearance Testimony about discord in the relationship between Rogers and Houck arose again during the June 27 proceedings.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The judge also said the remaining jurors did not describe anything like the discord and threats recounted by the foreman.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 12 June 2025
For more than six decades, the treaty survived the subcontinental wars and discord but has come under significant strain after India suspended its participation in the treaty after the April terrorist attack in Kashmir.
—Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
This should involve respectful discord, finding a shared vision and moving forward with trust.
—James Barlow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discord
Noun
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Jai Joon Lee, a professor of business management at Sacramento State, said the industry’s strife is not limited to the Sacramento region, with breweries across the country struggling with fluctuating consumer demand for craft beer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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In Together, the cracks start off a little smaller, with Brie’s Millie and Franco’s Tim grounded in the ordinary strife that comes from any long-term union.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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Mo Plex is not at all conflicted about getting up front.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Some of the parents told authorities they were morally conflicted over a dance routine being taught to their children.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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The common thread is technology that removes friction, creates visibility and adapts to changing needs.—
Alaa Pasha,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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For sure, this can prove too sanguine and perhaps there will be unanticipated economic friction ahead.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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The rivalry puts a spotlight on two states that for years have dueled over jobs, innovation, prestige — even sports — with the backdrop of clashing political visions — one progressive, one conservative.—
Michael R. Blood,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The drama stars Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, opposite Coster-Waldau as William, Duke of Normandy, two men destined to clash at the Battle of Hastings.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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The sport of off-roading suffers from a fundamental discordance: The desire to get out into nature and the irreparable harm inherent in the process of off-roading.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Many of the tunes including sprawling intros and jam sessions, all melded together with discordance, reverb and instrumental solos.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Immediately this show establishes a schism for its viewers’ nervous systems.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
13 July 2025
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The huge divergence between the ADP and BLS reports, then, might not be that much of a statistical aberration — and could point to a growing schism in the U.S. labor market.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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The cumulative effect of crises on top of crises — from war, to daily explosions suspected to be sabotage, to skyrocketing inflation, to water and power cuts — has many Iranians reeling.—
Leily Nikounazar Arash Khamooshi,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Nearly 150 out of the 190 U.N. member states now do so, including several other European countries—Spain, Ireland and Norway—that have formally recognized Palestine since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The opinion from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was written by Ronald M. Gould, a Clinton appointee, and included a partial dissent from Patrick J. Bumatay, a first-term Trump appointee.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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In his dissent, Clifton argued that the state was within its rights to deny Bates under the statute and disagreed with the majority’s holding that the state violated her First Amendment rights.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
24 July 2025
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“Discord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discord. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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