as in discords
a lack of agreement or harmony
there was friction between the two sides of the family
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Recent Examples of frictions
Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Stablecoins addressed those frictions.
—Anna Strebl, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Subscribe Technological sovereignty is a topic that has been gaining momentum in the last year or so as geopolitical frictions have forced companies to assess their reliance on foreign technologies.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The reciprocal tariff proposals have faced legal challenges, and strict immigration measures have sparked nationwide protests, exposing the social and ethical frictions underlying the country’s shifting priorities.
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The meeting comes as global trade frictions heat up, with Beijing seeking to secure closer economic and political ties with the bloc to hedge against uncertainties in its relations with the United States.
—Liz Lee, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Because of these frictions, more and more types of companies that function across borders are looking to stablecoins as practical tools.
—Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Stablecoins addressed those frictions.
—Anna Strebl, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Subscribe Technological sovereignty is a topic that has been gaining momentum in the last year or so as geopolitical frictions have forced companies to assess their reliance on foreign technologies.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
The reciprocal tariff proposals have faced legal challenges, and strict immigration measures have sparked nationwide protests, exposing the social and ethical frictions underlying the country’s shifting priorities.
—Time, 6 Aug. 2025
The meeting comes as global trade frictions heat up, with Beijing seeking to secure closer economic and political ties with the bloc to hedge against uncertainties in its relations with the United States.
—Liz Lee, Reuters, 21 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frictions
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
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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
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Armed conflicts have further contributed to supply chain disruptions and undermined the viability of the just-in-time delivery model.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Known as one of the costliest wars in history, the death of hundreds of thousands of soldiers has been attributed to battle, as well as starvation, cold and a typhus epidemic that broke out.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Professor [Djuro] Macut, who is our current prime minister, into the government, a university professor, and the vision of President Vucic remains to unify the people of Serbia, to overcome political divisions, and to create a society based on dialog and social cohesion rather than polarization.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Their explanations for the requests reflected the cross-aisle divisions.—
Lawrence Andrea,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The town had burned to the ground, and most of the Spanish settlers were dead, either of disease or in violent disputes about gold with indigenous peoples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some residents, like Leiva, consider Santa Rosa to be a paradise where international disputes feel more distant than the power of the river.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Both sides cautiously pursue normalization after years of recurring clashes.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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If Gorsuch and Kavanaugh have attracted blowback for their individual writings of late, on the left side of the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's rhetoric has also raised eyebrows for her slashing dissents.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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Annie says that trust doesn’t exist in this game, but Sophi dissents.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Frictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frictions. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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