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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion
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as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations
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Recent Examples of disunion
Yet the very neat symmetry that Merry highlights in the 1850s — with radicals in both South Carolina and Massachusetts rejecting compromise and opting for disunion or even war — is precisely what’s missing today.
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Richard Kreitner,
Washington Post,
13 July 2024
George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, and the rest accomplished these stunning feats not only in spite of the tactical advantages of the British army and navy, but also in spite of the overwhelming centrifugal forces of disunion and civil wars that were acting on them every day.
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Time,
3 July 2023
The Series is just one emblem of a larger state of disunion.
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David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2023
Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war.
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David W. Blight Max-O-Matic,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2022
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Richard Kreitner,
Washington Post,
13 July 2024
George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, and the rest accomplished these stunning feats not only in spite of the tactical advantages of the British army and navy, but also in spite of the overwhelming centrifugal forces of disunion and civil wars that were acting on them every day.
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Time,
3 July 2023
The Series is just one emblem of a larger state of disunion.
—
David L. Ulin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2023
Over the next three years, the country descended into disunion, followed by civil war.
—
David W. Blight Max-O-Matic,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunion
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But the discord between the two leaders stretches far beyond disagreements over the conflict in the Middle East.
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Despite the discord, the regime is likely to have the final say.
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Following the abrupt dissolution of Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video app, Shin stressed that there are no plans to use A24’s existing IP to create GenAI tools.
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Coincidentally or not, that pained study of marital dissolution, co-starring Jolie’s then-husband Brad Pitt, intersected with the couple’s real-life breakup — not to mention Jolie’s grief over the death of her mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
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His Yanks might have won the World Series in 1994, Showalter’s third year, if that World Series hadn’t been canceled by labor strife.
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The tabloids have been extra vicious of late regarding your family strife.
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Despite Argentina still controlling possession at a 73-27 split, Jordan has found a few threats in the counter-attack.
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This was Chavarria’s first time showing an equal split of men’s and women’s on the runway, but in reality women have been his customers for a long time.
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Daily stressors may stir up deeper internal friction.
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Below, Segert shares five strategic priorities for healthcare technology that reduces friction, automates administrative work and helps doctors deliver better patient care.
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The series, out now on Prime Video, follows Percy and Sam, two childhood friends who fall in love as teenagers and, years after their breakup, are reunited back in their childhood hometown for a memorial service.
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The song is believed to be about ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, as the former couple famously rekindled their relationship in 2018 after their 2017 breakup and went on to get engaged in 2019.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
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My first videoplay was Remembering Toba Tek Singh, 1999, inspired by a short story on the 1947 partition of the subcontinent by Sa’adat Hassan Manto.
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“Disunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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