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
Yet trade frictions complicate the relationship, raising the question in Delhi: does Washington view India as a true partner, or simply another trading problem to manage?
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Siemens Healthineers Historical Institute By eliminating the friction of a stylus, the Mingograph (which the company marketed as the Mingograf) was able to record more detailed changes of the heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
This potential for family friction has given birth to various customs.
—Benazir Samad, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
Miley herself addressed the rumors of friction within her family during an appearance on the podcast Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky in June.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
Siemens Healthineers Historical Institute By eliminating the friction of a stylus, the Mingograph (which the company marketed as the Mingograf) was able to record more detailed changes of the heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
This potential for family friction has given birth to various customs.
—Benazir Samad, NPR, 27 Aug. 2025
Miley herself addressed the rumors of friction within her family during an appearance on the podcast Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky in June.
—Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friction
Noun
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Leaders of the international Reform and Progressive Judaism movement expressed their dismay over such a public display of internal discord.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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At least for the moment, Maron seems to surrender to the discord between two of his three roommates, though stand-up’s most famous cat guy is never not a little on edge.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Meighan has been a target of district parents’ strife as the district uncovers massive spending on board member conference travel, including more than $25,000 spent in 2024 alone, according to a Daily Southtown analysis of district financial records.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Gray’s legal team has noted that his conviction happened at a time of intense racial strife in New Orleans.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
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In 1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first of a series of isolationist acts attempting to keep the United States out of international conflicts.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the index ranks 163 independent states and territories according to criteria including societal safety and security; the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict; and the degree of militarization.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 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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The narrative presented by China and Russia at the SCO also reinforces Putin’s false blame of NATO expansion for the war in Ukraine.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Two Israeli sources told CNN that Zamir’s main concern and focus is the fate of the hostages, and he is expected to urge the cabinet to discuss negotiations on the latest ceasefire proposal before escalating the war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Epstein controversy has created a schism between President Donald Trump and his MAGA base.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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There remains a wide schism between customer data availability and leveraging customer information to deliver meaningful financial guidance.—
Jody Bhagat,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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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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One of the three judges wrote a blistering dissent.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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He has been forced to live like a fugitive due to Hamas' growing crackdown on dissent..—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Friction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friction. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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