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
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
Many of these refugees from Sudan and others fleeing conflicts and harsh conditions elsewhere in Africa find their way to Libya, taking advantage of the country's disunity and unpatrolled borders to embark on a treacherous trip across the Mediterranean to Europe.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
By contrast, there was no hint of GOP disunity when Trump was in Washington to meet with House and Senate Republicans on Thursday, in his first visit to Capitol Hill since the riot, which was carried out by Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 loss to Biden.
—Stephany Matat, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
Many of these refugees from Sudan and others fleeing conflicts and harsh conditions elsewhere in Africa find their way to Libya, taking advantage of the country's disunity and unpatrolled borders to embark on a treacherous trip across the Mediterranean to Europe.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
By contrast, there was no hint of GOP disunity when Trump was in Washington to meet with House and Senate Republicans on Thursday, in his first visit to Capitol Hill since the riot, which was carried out by Trump supporters seeking to overturn his 2020 loss to Biden.
—Stephany Matat, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunity
Noun
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Today, the entire country faces far too much discord.—
Steven D. Reske,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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After the meeting, in a sign of discord among the caucus, GOP leadership dropped plans to have a series of votes on a package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
Noun
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During her weekslong trial, friends of Richinses described how the couple had moments of material strife and struggled with infidelity.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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After a season of strife, Owen and Teddy’s last moments on screen (for now, at least) mark a happy ending for the long-lasting couple.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Tensions between Rian and Patrick flare when Rian drunkenly mentions a brief fling with Shiv, though the film’s clunky edit, which gives little room for the performances to breathe and play out organically within their contexts, makes these frictions feel stilted and juvenile.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Her 15 months in the role were marked by friction with Trump sparked by her more libertarian leanings — her past opposition to war with Iran, for one, made for particularly awkward Hill testimony soon after the president entered the current conflict.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The group, formed in 1970 to oppose Vatican II modernizations, has quietly become a parallel church operating globally with 733 priests, 264 seminarians and 50 nationalities despite decades of schism.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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At a time when the regime is desperate to project a united front against the US and Israel, discontent over who can do what online is creating a very public schism across a swathe of Iranian society.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The data shows that since the Middle East conflict erupted at the end of February, global jet fuel prices have surged rapidly.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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With the end of the Middle East conflict nowhere in sight and the average cost of California gasoline more than $6 per gallon, a road trip is probably the last thing Californians want to do right now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
19 Nov. 2025
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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.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Now, seemingly under pressure from the economic fallout from the war with Iran, Modi has framed ordinary consumer choices, such as buying less petrol and choosing work-from-home, as acts of patriotism.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Tawil hadn’t been home since the war began, nearly six weeks earlier.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In dissents from Monday's order, Jackson pointed out the high court's ruling in the Callais case did not address the legal question of Section 2's enforceability by private individuals and groups.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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“Disunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunity. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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