conflicting
adjective
con·flict·ing
kən-ˈflik-tiŋ 
ˈkän-ˌflik-
: being in conflict, collision, or opposition : incompatible
conflicting theories
Examples of conflicting in a Sentence
conflicting reports from the witnesses at the scene
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The report also found that there were conflicting accounts of what happened on the day of the girl's surgery.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Federal agencies offered conflicting accounts of the shooting The complaint offers a starkly different account from the initial statement by DHS in January, which identifies Sosa-Celis as the person the ICE agents were pursuing.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The conflicting advice is at least partly because guidelines for breast cancer screening are designed for women at average risk and with no possible cancer symptoms.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
As the pace of disruption continues to grow, the writing is on the wall for organizations still battling with bottlenecks, searching through spreadsheets, reconciling conflicting data or waiting on manual approvals before responding to global crises.
—Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Federal agencies offered conflicting accounts of the shooting The complaint offers a starkly different account from the initial statement by DHS in January, which identifies Sosa-Celis as the person the ICE agents were pursuing.
—Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The conflicting advice is at least partly because guidelines for breast cancer screening are designed for women at average risk and with no possible cancer symptoms.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
As the pace of disruption continues to grow, the writing is on the wall for organizations still battling with bottlenecks, searching through spreadsheets, reconciling conflicting data or waiting on manual approvals before responding to global crises.
—Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Conflicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conflicting. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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