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
Advertisement Talarico says the GOP infighting essentially gives Democrats a two-month grace period to unify and rebuild war chests.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
The deal offers Spirit a clearer, though still challenging, path toward survival after months of uncertainty, creditor infighting and failed merger and acquisition overtures.
—Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.
—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
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
The deal offers Spirit a clearer, though still challenging, path toward survival after months of uncertainty, creditor infighting and failed merger and acquisition overtures.
—Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
As Mrie recounts, Syrian democratic idealism curdled over time into infighting and worse.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
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Officials say a goal of the attacks is to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Everything around him pounding in its pulse, the song of the world thronging in all its discord.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those moves thrust the Dodgers’ spending into the spotlight again, particularly with labor strife looming for the league.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors argued during the six-week trial that Dale Warner killed his wife amid marital strife and took deliberate steps to hide her body and mislead investigators.—
Corey J. Murray,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The question most are wrestling with right now is, how long will the lag period — and friction — between these two cycles last?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The actors eventually work well together, but there is a lingering sense of friction between Marky and the golden boy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The longer the conflict goes, the more pronounced questions about the midterms will become.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Romantasy books blend the best of both the fantasy and romance genres, delivering high-stakes political conflicts, endless action and plot twists, and, of course, swoon-worthy love.—
De Elizabeth,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 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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Anand arrived in Turkey for consultations on the situation in the region as the war rages on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The former national counterterrorism director voiced his objection to the Iran war in a social media post on Tuesday.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ferrante’s portrait of these schisms is exquisite, detailing all the jealousies and insecurities that can thrive in a friendship between two bright ambitious women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Defense Department’s reliance on Anthropic’s AI came as a shocking realization that ultimately led to their dramatic schism, according to a top Pentagon official.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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By improving detection capabilities against drone swarms, the technology could strengthen air-defense networks and reduce vulnerabilities created by rapidly evolving drone warfare tactics.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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International law governing warfare bars strikes on structures, vehicles and people that are not military objectives and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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