dissonances

plural of dissonance

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Recent Examples of dissonances 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
  • For years, Netanyahu’s approach to warfare was characterized by brief and contained conflicts, especially in Gaza.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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

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“Dissonances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissonances. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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