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also dissention
1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
religious dissension threatened to split the colony
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2
as in dispute
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 dissension
Obviously, discussing whether a polo shirt can be worn with a tie elicits far less dissension than ethical matters, but in both cases readers are primarily interested in entertainment, not advice.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Carney has committed to a major expansion of the Canadian energy sector after almost a decade of dissension between energy producers and Ottawa.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
The result was the biggest dissension among Fed governors since late 1993.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The dissension in the City Council will only the make the process of agreeing on solutions to close the gap — potential new taxes, fees, service cuts or furloughs — politically tougher.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Carney has committed to a major expansion of the Canadian energy sector after almost a decade of dissension between energy producers and Ottawa.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025
The result was the biggest dissension among Fed governors since late 1993.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
The dissension in the City Council will only the make the process of agreeing on solutions to close the gap — potential new taxes, fees, service cuts or furloughs — politically tougher.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissension
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Trustees ‘feel their powers have been reduced’ At the center of the current discord, according to a source, is the fact that Tata Sons is supposed to receive prior approval from Tata Trusts for any major financial investments.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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To what was such a spasmodic discord owed?—
Julio Cortázar,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Musk later cited the pay dispute as part of the reason why Tesla shifted its corporate home to Texas from Delaware.—
Kara Carlson,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Here’s how a community dispute escalated into a deadly tragedy.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Despite all odds—geopolitical strife and upheaval, an economic instability and rising inflation—shoppers are still spending.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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During the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992-98, violent ethnic and religious strife boiled over among Muslims, Orthodox Christians, and Catholics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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After days of chaos and disagreement at the IMO talks, Singapore put forward a motion to delay the decision on Friday, which was called to a vote by Saudi Arabia.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The dual actors’ and writers’ strikes disrupted plans to release the movie in the fall of 2023, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter, and from there, strategic disagreements between the studio and MacLachlan led to a dissolution of the relationship.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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But dissent is not an option for the vast majority of maquila workers.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Prominent Hollywood celebrities, like Glenn Close, Spike Lee and Jean Smart, have voiced their resounding support for the countrywide day of dissent.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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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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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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In Warhead, Wright explains how armed conflict impacts every part of our brain, from the instinctive reflexes of our reptilian brainstem to the cognitive and metacognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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Thomas warns, the square with Pluto is particularly challenging, representing unexpected hurdles, conflicts, and hardship thrust at us from left field.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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His political director quit the two-month-old campaign, and the candidate apologized — but now Platner is taking a rare, risky approach by leaning into the controversy.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Appointments follow months of policy controversy The appointments mark the next step taken by Sumner County conservatives to pass the controversial policy, which has seen substantial pushback for First Amendment concerns.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Dissension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissension. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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