as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization
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Recent Examples of disunity
Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.
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Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
So, what might those moments suggest for today’s era of disunity and discord?
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Cardinal Blase Cupich,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
Republicans say the Democratic disunity underscores the clear margin by which the GOP won the shutdown.
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Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disunity
Letters To The Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 June 2026
Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
So, what might those moments suggest for today’s era of disunity and discord?
—
Cardinal Blase Cupich,
Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2025
Republicans say the Democratic disunity underscores the clear margin by which the GOP won the shutdown.
—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disunity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunity
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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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The earthquakes have compounded problems created by years of economic and political strife, particularly for the overwhelmed healthcare system.
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The program was created by Congress in 1990 to prevent deportations to countries suffering from natural disasters, civil strife and other instability.
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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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Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
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Hussein’s killing is seen as having cemented the schism between Sunnis and Shiites, which stems from the early days of Islam and arguments over Muhammad’s successors as caliph, or leader.
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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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Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.
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The sport of off-roading suffers from a fundamental discordance: The desire to get out into nature and the irreparable harm inherent in the process of off-roading.
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Between February and August, fallout from the Iran war will have destroyed 800 million barrels of oil demand, JPMorgan estimates.
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Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz before the war might represent the high point for transits for the foreseeable future, said Helima Croft, head of global commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.
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More than 5,000 miles from the World Cup, human rights advocates say, authorities have been cracking down on protests, social media and other forms of public dissent.
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The election was marred by a crackdown on dissent and insecurity in the Oromia and Amhara regions, where 143 polling stations failed to open, the election board said.
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“Disunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunity. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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