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Recent Examples of disunion 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. 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 Already, a sense that the government cannot safeguard ordinary people’s interests is feeding the country’s disunion. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for disunion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunion
Noun
  • China, for its part, has also stoked the flames of discord in recent weeks, first by announcing new global export controls on rare earth minerals, key components in technologies and weaponry.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The discord within the Republican Party of Wisconsin has reached a new level.
    Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The duo released two more studio albums in the ensuing years, The Art of Falling Apart and This Last Night in Sodom; both charted in the United Kingdom, despite the latter’s release after the group’s dissolution.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Despite all odds—geopolitical strife and upheaval, an economic instability and rising inflation—shoppers are still spending.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • For any buyer that just wants WBD's studio and streaming assets, acquiring them after a split later this year is better for tax purposes.
    Sara Salinas,Luke Fountain,Alex Sherman, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Today’s statement from WBD revealed a nuance in terms of the split.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Flexibility where feasible, paid time off for symptom flare days, and practical measures like temperature control and quiet rest areas reduce the friction that turns symptoms into lost days.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Davies, who had extended his contract with Bayern until 2030 the previous month, has not played since following the injury, which caused significant friction between his club and country.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At the very least, a major influx of new cast members are bound to shake up the series third season, which will pick after the dramatic killing of a beloved character, the arrest of another, and the breakup between two more.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Cam Hart had a breakup near the goal line.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The traditional layout of closed, hierarchical office spaces has been replaced with an open office concept featuring glass partitions and bright, interconnected rooms, to encourage team collaboration.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The fraught history of Syrian-Israeli relations Following the United Nations’ partition of Palestine in 1947 and the proclamation of the state of Israel in 1948, a coalition of five Arab armies, including Syria, declared war on Israel and lost the ensuing conflict.
    Mireille Rebeiz, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Disunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunion. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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