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
The town has been operating without a local government since January, when its entire Board of Trustees quit following years of bitter infighting and a violent scuffle that sent one of the trustees to the hospital, The Denver Post reported last month.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The girls’ outfits got smaller, the characters’ infighting nastier, the criminal element more brutal, the camerawork flashier, the series’ balance of all this more tenuous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The party hopes Republican infighting and Greene’s surprise exit may crack the conservative northwest Georgia bloc.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While the Democrats were winning all countywide offices and gained a large majority on the Lake County Board, Brin said the local GOP was plagued with infighting and financial problems.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
The girls’ outfits got smaller, the characters’ infighting nastier, the criminal element more brutal, the camerawork flashier, the series’ balance of all this more tenuous.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The party hopes Republican infighting and Greene’s surprise exit may crack the conservative northwest Georgia bloc.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
While the Democrats were winning all countywide offices and gained a large majority on the Lake County Board, Brin said the local GOP was plagued with infighting and financial problems.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
Noun
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Now, as the sequel’s stars embark a global promotional tour, Hathaway has been wearing T-shirts and sweatshirts in the exact color that caused the discord.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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The erosion of confidence in the war has been compounded by a series of domestic moves that are fueling discord and testing the limits of wartime solidarity.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Make an effort to get along with family members to avoid domestic strife.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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The best investing strategy during periods of geopolitical strife is to have no strategy at all, said Jeff Sommer in The New York Times.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To have that as something that will live in my memory is worth whatever mental or emotional friction exists in rising from the comfort of my bed and putting my feet down on the floor.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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This reduces friction in content discovery and keeps users inside the app longer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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The leaders of China and Spain on Tuesday pledged to strengthen their relations and work to safeguard multilateralism at a time when the world is being impacted by various conflicts, including the recent war in Iran, during a meeting in Beijing on Tuesday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The conflict had a 1% negative impact on organic growth in the quarter, LVMH said in a statement.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 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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The war prompted Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that facilitates the transport of 20 million barrels of oil per day, or about one-fifth of the global supply.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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As fallout from the war with Iran keeps fuel prices high, few states are making moves to suspend their gas and diesel taxes.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But over the past decade or so, major schisms have emerged.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
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Olivia, a former FBI hostage negotiator, is dating Greg Focker’s (Stiller) son, and psychological family warfare ensues.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Of course, there are additional legal frameworks outside of UNCLOS that specifically govern behavior during times of conflict, such as the law of naval warfare, which does allow for blockades.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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