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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
But aggregate consumer spending masks schisms below the surface.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 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
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
Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
This brings us to the differences between the characters, which point to pivotal schisms between Anderson and Pynchon as storytellers.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 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
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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Netflix has had two splits previously, with the last one, a seven-to-one split, taking place in 2015.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yamamoto threw four straight splits before striking out Guerrero swinging on a curveball.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Take soybeans, a key American export that saw Chinese purchases plunge this year over trade frictions.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Indexing or eliminating caps would shift the burden from those least able to pay and smooth market frictions hurting families of all ages.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some Democrats mentioned as 2028 presidential hopefuls appeared frustrated with the discussion on the divisions facing the party and said that voters are not ultrafocused on that, and that Republicans don’t really bother with that.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Observers say other violent conflicts arise from communal and ethnic tensions, as well as disputes between farmers and herders over limited access to land and water resources.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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That's not to minimize our current conflicts.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Frederique, a Freshman All-American a season ago, has a team-leading five pass breakups to go along with 10 tackles.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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Through eight games, Jones has two interceptions, nine pass breakups, 36 tackles, six tackles for loss and one sack on defense.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The traditional layout of closed, hierarchical office spaces has been replaced with an open office concept featuring glass partitions and bright, interconnected rooms, to encourage team collaboration.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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When visits were eventually permitted, they were limited to 10–20 minutes behind glass partitions.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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Germany and France fought centuries of bloody wars before becoming the bedrock of the European Union.—
Jon Medved,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fossil fuel production is still increasing, driving up planet-warming pollution; the United States is in climate denial mode; and turbulent geopolitics have pushed the climate crisis down the agenda and into the culture wars.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Schisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schisms. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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