1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the schism of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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Recent Examples of schism
Did all roads have to lead to schism and war?
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Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Beneath the immediate conflict lies a deeper ideological schism.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The schism that Hazony sounded his alarm about is very far from the present for the Republican Party.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Beneath the immediate conflict lies a deeper ideological schism.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This time, though, the schisms between the CDC and the states and professional societies go far beyond the timing of an additional dose of vaccine.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The schism that Hazony sounded his alarm about is very far from the present for the Republican Party.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schism
Noun
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Disboard lists many public discord servers and many young coders use the site, contributing a different demographic of coders.—
Stephen Cass,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 Sep. 2025
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But warning signs of discord between networks and affiliates had been flashing for years.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The divorce filing comes a day after reports surfaced about their split.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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Judge Subramanian was convinced by this argument and other factors in play following the surprise split verdict and did not allow Combs to be sent home on bail.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tensions arise when a struggling, idealistic poet meets his girlfriend’s family at their idyllic, hillside countryside home in Hong Sang-soo’s latest feature — a quietly profound meditation on the complexities of filial love and familial strife.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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The singer has been compared to the late Amy Winehouse, in part because both are British and have deep, soulful voices that sing about personal strife and conflict.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Within the past month, the demonstrations have toppled one country’s government and contributed to the dissolution of another, as well as resulting in hundreds of arrests and injuries and dozens of deaths.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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In June, Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition narrowly survived a push for early elections, which could have led to the dissolution of his government and advanced an election set for October 2026.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The passage of the ACA in 2010 and its implementation have only intensified this friction.—
Simon F. Haeder,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan remain a point of friction and the rhetoric over the corridor has not died down.—
Michele Crestani,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Thomas had two pass breakups in addition to his interception.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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Although both sides said the right things publicly, a breakup between Williams and the Hornets was inevitable after the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers in February got rescinded, and Williams acknowledged as much during his media day session in Phoenix.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Robert also produced the film, which followed a group of Southern whiskey runners getting into chases and conflicts with federal agents.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from the international community and Trump to end the conflict.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety major incident division will be taking over the investigation, Bower said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Funding in support of additional health care programming remains the key point of division.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schism. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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