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
This is bizarre nepo-on-nepo infighting that’s giving old money versus new money.
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 11 June 2025
At the same time, Hegseth also faces reports of dysfunction and infighting among his personal staff at the Pentagon.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Strong teams are simply more effective than those distracted by infighting or simply disengaged.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The infighting has led to some optimism that there is still time to get some changes.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 June 2025
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Tom Smyth, Vulture, 11 June 2025
At the same time, Hegseth also faces reports of dysfunction and infighting among his personal staff at the Pentagon.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Strong teams are simply more effective than those distracted by infighting or simply disengaged.
—Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The infighting has led to some optimism that there is still time to get some changes.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
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More: Trump says US intel briefed him about how Iran wants to assassinate him to sow discord in US Tehran’s regional power also has been eroded by the death of its strongest regional ally, Syrian strongman Bashir al-Assad.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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Success, progress and wins tend to naturally quiet the discord.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The Middle East strife also led to a joint statement from G7 leaders, which affirmed support for Israel and sought a resolution to the region’s tensions.—
Patrick Knickerbocker,
CNBC,
17 June 2025
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Peacock’s latest cop drama shines an unflinching light on a pair of siblings divided by the ongoing strife of the American opioid crisis.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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This fundamental difference has contributed to growing friction, along with her friend's disregard for boundaries.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Mike Stanhope, the managing director of strategic data consultants Carruthers and Jackson, told The Guardian that Meta should be more transparent about the design of its AI so that users can know if the chatbot is designed to rely on deception to reduce user friction.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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Global market sentiment is becoming more skittish over the conflict between Iran and Israel and the possibility of further U.S. involvement.—
Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Sen Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, moved to limit Trump's powers by introducing a floor resolution that would require approval from Congress before the U.S. could get involved in a military conflict with Iran.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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Luckily, director Kate Dumoulin helps smooth over much of the discordance.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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Editors’ Picks An editor at Fast Company, a magazine about business, technology and design, was among the first to notice the discordance.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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After Hamas conducted a surprise attack against Israel in October 2023, the group was backed in the ensuing war with Israel by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition of non-state actors in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Among the first targets was Iran’s main center for uranium enrichment, which is in what city? 3 of 11 President Trump is considering supporting Israel in the war and deploying a 30,000-pound bomb, called a Massive Ordnance Penetrator, to attack an Iranian nuclear site buried deep in a mountain.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Some have suggested the schism could fracture the president’s coalition.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
18 June 2025
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Trump’s openness to a possible U.S. involvement has led to schisms within the Republican community and beyond, and has notably impacted his allyship with a certain former Fox News host.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
18 June 2025
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In general, Ukrainian electronic warfare systems are able to jam approximately half of the incoming drones, especially those flying at lower altitudes.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The United States would be, to put it mildly, naïve to believe that the accumulation of intelligence and modern warfare knowledge by North Korea, China and Iran presents no threat to the United States.—
Laura Thornton,
Twin Cities,
27 June 2025
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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