as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
the dissonance between what we are told and what we see with our own eyes
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Recent Examples of dissonance
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Samantha Mann, Time, 5 June 2025
While not as drastic as major life transitions, this shift can still create a sense of dissonance—a mismatch between expectations and reality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The dissonance between these events has fomented confusion and conspiracy theories.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
This dissonance reflects a deeper existential crisis.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Samantha Mann, Time, 5 June 2025
While not as drastic as major life transitions, this shift can still create a sense of dissonance—a mismatch between expectations and reality.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The dissonance between these events has fomented confusion and conspiracy theories.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
This dissonance reflects a deeper existential crisis.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissonance
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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
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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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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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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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Luckily, director Kate Dumoulin helps smooth over much of the discordance.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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In seeking reelection in 2022, Evers said the pandemic measures that divided the state were worth the strife.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Later, Hjorth’s sister published her own novelization of their family strife.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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More than 130,000 people have been evacuated from conflict areas in Thailand, where the death toll rose to 15 as of early Friday, 14 of those civilians, according to the health ministry.—
Shoon Naing,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Friday's instalment will be held one month after the end of fighting in the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel, which saw the U.S. strike several targets in Iran.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
25 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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The team behind 20 Days In Mariupol documents the toll of the Russia-Ukraine war from a personal and devastating vantage point.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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National pride, in the past decade, has seen a clear schism between parties.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
30 June 2025
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However, a schism emerged between Republican lawmakers during the budget debates in Congress.—
Drew Kurlowski,
The Conversation,
25 June 2025
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The defeat of the Islamic State in Kobani—with significant American air support—energized the PKK, which started a campaign of urban warfare and tried to take over cities in southeastern Turkey.—
Ragip Soylu,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Military officials have suggested that the bot operation may be part of a wider effort involving Russia, a longtime practitioner of digital influence warfare.—
Deborah Danan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 July 2025
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“Dissonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissonance. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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