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also dissentions
1
as in discords
a lack of agreement or harmony
religious dissension threatened to split the colony
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2
as in disputations
variance of opinion on a matter
continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissensions
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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King Charles' younger son initiated the litigation in October 2019, signaling a shift in his approach to the British press — a stark departure from the royal family’s historic restraint regarding media disputes.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit follows a series of high-profile disputes over how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subagency FEMA distribute homeland security grants.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For years, Netanyahu’s approach to warfare was characterized by brief and contained conflicts, especially in Gaza.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, during COVID-19 shutdowns, English didn’t have the schedule conflicts that once hindered him from starting his own coffee business.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bedtime conversations, small disagreements at the dinner table, or how respect is shown within the family all provide practice in empathy and fairness.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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As Shetty noted during the podcast, Rowling also implied in a March 2025 X post that her disagreements with Watson and Radcliffe have negatively impacted her impression of the Potter films.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For some whom the government now casts as enemies in the free-speech wars, that’s a worry.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Beijing launched a sweeping investigation into Mexico’s tariffs on Chinese imports, highlighting the widening fallout of Washington’s trade wars.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Will Lazarus have the stomach for uncomfortable political speech controversies that come with running an ideological media company like MSNBC?—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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The former football star played just two seasons in the NFL before his off-the-field controversies like drug use and domestic violence accusations portrayed him as a liability to teams.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Annie says that trust doesn’t exist in this game, but Sophi dissents.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
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Countering Wall Street expectations for multiple dissents, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday voted 11 to 1 in favor of the reduction.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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