dissonances

plural of dissonance

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Recent Examples of dissonances Through all these inconsistencies, absences, dissonances, and contradictions, an overarching coherence emerges. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 From Zehetmair’s searching dissonances, the SPCO moved into Brahms’ Double Concerto, performed by concertmaster Steven Copes and principal cello Julie Albers. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 Although the relocation of a very Nordic communitarian milieu to a British setting creates its own cultural dissonances, the end result is a nifty ethical puzzle about balancing the needs of individuals versus those of the community. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissonances
Noun
  • Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
    April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.
    Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Armed conflicts have further contributed to supply chain disruptions and undermined the viability of the just-in-time delivery model.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since states first popped up, history has been full of wars.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But with executions, clan wars, and new militias emerging, officials and residents alike say the post-war phase may test whether that peace can hold — or whether Gaza is entering yet another cycle of terror and revenge.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Dissonances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissonances. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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