as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
there was friction between the two sides of the family
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Recent Examples of friction
Akin to a silk pillowcase, a silk robe reduces friction on skin, kicking fine lines and wrinkles to the curb.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Silk and satin accessories—bonnets, scarves, pillowcases—help reduce friction and preserve styles.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
The same relational infrastructure friction manifests when algorithmic interaction becomes a substitute for human connection.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That extra nourishment and moisture is thanks mostly to the omega’s long-chain fatty acids, which act primarily on the surface of the hair, protecting against friction and heat.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Silk and satin accessories—bonnets, scarves, pillowcases—help reduce friction and preserve styles.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
The same relational infrastructure friction manifests when algorithmic interaction becomes a substitute for human connection.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
That extra nourishment and moisture is thanks mostly to the omega’s long-chain fatty acids, which act primarily on the surface of the hair, protecting against friction and heat.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for friction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friction
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Growing discord between Democrats over the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas flared during the second day of the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) summer meeting.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In addition to Kalima’s holograph, the Stories of Survival exhibit also features objects from those who survived such strife in Armenia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, South Sudan and Syria.—
Kelly Haramis,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Chrisley family's grand return to TV after Todd and Julie's pardon releases from prison is marred by family strife that grew during the years of lockup.—
Ryan Coleman September 2,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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And if someone begins filming you during the potential conflict?—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The country is also the site of the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running internal armed conflict, and constitutionally requires all men between the ages of 18 and 24 to undertake some form of military service.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 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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Many of the tunes including sprawling intros and jam sessions, all melded together with discordance, reverb and instrumental solos.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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All Quiet on the Western Front is a visually graphic portrayal of the horrors of war, earning four Academy Awards in 2023 — including Best International Feature Film.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Presumably, this is because those players lost their ‘development’ period — their early teenage years — to the war.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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When there is a schism in trade relations, the deficit country [is] at an advantage.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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An early 20th century conflict for control of the publishing board incited a schism that led to the formation of a new denomination and its own publishing agency, the National Baptist Convention of America and RH Boyd Publishing.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The discordancy is so intriguing — like learning that Katharine Graham went to nude encounter sessions at Esalen, or Alan Greenspan was once in a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 Nov. 2021
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In service of that goal, the government has abandoned due process in favor of media warfare, preemptive declarations of guilt and freezes on billions in critical federal funding.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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His arrest, and the circumstances around it, have thrust the organization into a period of bloody warfare between rival factions.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Friction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friction. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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