1
as in discords
a lack of agreement or harmony
schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals
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as in splits
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 schisms
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.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Leicester were extremely dysfunctional in that 2022-23 campaign, with schisms in their midfield that were exploited by opponents.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Leicester were extremely dysfunctional in that 2022-23 campaign, with schisms in their midfield that were exploited by opponents.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schisms
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Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.—
April Uchitel,
Flow Space,
6 Aug. 2025
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Managing a post-civil war Syria In Syria, years of civil war that had exacerbated splits among ethnic and religious groups finally ended in December 2024.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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With the splits, the A shares are trading at $234 a share, which means the stock is up almost 11,000%.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Subscribe Technological sovereignty is a topic that has been gaining momentum in the last year or so as geopolitical frictions have forced companies to assess their reliance on foreign technologies.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Typing, speaking, and even gesturing are frictions that slow us down.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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More pragmatism means not widening class divisions by cutting Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding to give tax breaks to oligarchs.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Eliécer Camacho Jiménez, former general of the Colombian National Police (the organization that works closely with the DEA on combatting drug trafficking in Colombia), told me there are growing divisions within Maduro's circles.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Unlike other high-profile billionaire breakups in recent years—including the nasty fight between John Paulson and his ex Jenny—the Gilberts appear to be handling their divorce privately and collaboratively.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Two targets on that last drive, two breakups.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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The multibillion-dollar deal brings an end to legal conflicts that captured global attention and cements a clear future for the companies at the center of American and international news.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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The laboratory also stressed the need for resilience against electronic warfare, particularly GPS jamming and spoofing, which have become common tactics in modern conflicts.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the partitions and wars of the mid-20th century in their respective countries, Irish nationalists in Northern Ireland and Palestinians in Israel (or just outside) were marginalized.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Twelve private booths separated by rattan partitions—a nod to Indochine architecture, which flourished under French colonial rule—led to a luxury dining car anchored by a white marble bar with leather stools.—
Anna Haines,
AFAR Media,
26 Aug. 2025
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Formation-flying demonstrations, such as two-craft systems that block light like a mini-eclipse, show the principle but not at the separations and wavelengths needed for nearby Earth analogs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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This can make separations less stressful for both the dog and the temporary caregivers.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Schisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schisms. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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