as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
continued infighting has just completely robbed that political action committee of its effectiveness
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Recent Examples of infighting
As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The Georgia State House special election was about local issues, a bad candidate, infighting and state party incompetence.
—Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Most recently, the super-rich — with their dynastic infighting and grotesque tasting menus — became the villain dujour.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
—Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The Georgia State House special election was about local issues, a bad candidate, infighting and state party incompetence.
—Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Most recently, the super-rich — with their dynastic infighting and grotesque tasting menus — became the villain dujour.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
In The Corner That Held Them, rarely does desire raise its head as the nuns busy themselves with dishonest bishops, honest con men, collapsing spires, inconclusive visions, ecclesiastical intrigues, catty infighting, attempts at levitation, and the plague.
—Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
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The proposal has sparked Democratic discord ahead of 2026’s governor’s race, though neither billionaire has explicitly blamed the effort for their actions.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Celebrate with an activity that allows for big release of energies, something athletic or competitive; a sedentary pleasure could lead to discord.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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The film ruminates on guilt, familial strife, and trauma with Ball’s signature bittersweet touch, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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When the nation is split because American values are in question or disregarded, strife ensues.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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The concept grew quickly, and partnerships have helped remove friction points that keep people from showing up downtown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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This is a wonderful idea in theory, but in reality, there is a lot of friction and slipping and sliding between the belt and the pulleys generating metal particles.—
Ed Sokalski,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Four years of war between Russia and Ukraine are beginning to take their toll on the countries' demographics as the conflict puts women off — or prevents them — from starting or expanding their families.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Europe’s is a false economy, spending less now, but risking spending far more if the conflict spreads in the future.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Melissa Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth movies, was fired from the seventh installment in 2023 after expressing support for the Palestinian cause and criticizing Israeli actions in the Israel-Hamas war.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The tribute underscored the enduring legacy of the war, even as contemporary tensions on the peninsula went unaddressed in the speech.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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Schmidt used more colorful language to describe Pack, attributing the schism to personality.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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There are still some trustbusters in the administration, especially at the FTC, which has avoided being pulled into messy lobbyist fights and White House schisms.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The pilot and his electronic warfare officer also struggled with a wet runway at Naval Air Station North Island during their second attempt to land, when winds were creating a tailwind on the landing runway.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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The key driver of this growth in defense is drones, a technology that is rapidly advancing warfare and could have ripple effects on other commercial technologies down the line.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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