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as in frictions
a lack of agreement or harmony
the conflict between absolute freedom and personal responsibility
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2
as in clashes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
an armed conflict between strikers and strikebreakers
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as in hostilities
a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups
the United Nations strives to prevent international conflicts
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as in rivalries
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil
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as in collides
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
his statement conflicts with the facts, as given in the police report
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Recent Examples of conflicts
Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
On closer inspection, however, activist fund principals often face irreconcilable conflicts.
—Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Routh, who is representing himself, gave an opening statement on the history of mankind and current geopolitical conflicts before the judge ultimately cut him off.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
China is aware of the importance of drones in any future military conflicts.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Involving 1,000 adults, the study highlighted that even seemingly small disagreements can escalate into significant conflicts when not handled thoughtfully.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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
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
With a genocide in Congo and war, famine and ethnic cleasing in Sudan, to cite just two of the conflicts currently happening in Africa, that dream seems impossible.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These cultural differences stoked the media fires further, as Verrett is larger than life in every sense, unapologetically himself and proud of it, which conflicts with Norwegian janteloven.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Optical precision, for instance, often conflicts with mechanical strength.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Competing Claims About Victims But the allegation that Naso killed Lambson directly conflicts with prior findings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But the detail conflicts with a follow-up interview just days later with the same roommate.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
When Williams’ case was sent to DOAH, Citron filed a motion requesting, among other things, that DOAH Judge Todd Resavage disclose any potential conflicts.
—Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
On closer inspection, however, activist fund principals often face irreconcilable conflicts.
—Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Routh, who is representing himself, gave an opening statement on the history of mankind and current geopolitical conflicts before the judge ultimately cut him off.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
China is aware of the importance of drones in any future military conflicts.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Involving 1,000 adults, the study highlighted that even seemingly small disagreements can escalate into significant conflicts when not handled thoughtfully.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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
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
With a genocide in Congo and war, famine and ethnic cleasing in Sudan, to cite just two of the conflicts currently happening in Africa, that dream seems impossible.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
In addition, the act contains a preemption provision that expresses that no state can enforce a law that conflicts with the act.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
These cultural differences stoked the media fires further, as Verrett is larger than life in every sense, unapologetically himself and proud of it, which conflicts with Norwegian janteloven.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Optical precision, for instance, often conflicts with mechanical strength.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Competing Claims About Victims But the allegation that Naso killed Lambson directly conflicts with prior findings.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
But the detail conflicts with a follow-up interview just days later with the same roommate.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conflicts
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Stablecoins addressed those frictions.—
Anna Strebl,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 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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At least 22 police officers were injured during the clashes, a spokesperson for Spain’s National Police told CNN.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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Shots fired in San Bernardino, spike strips in Van Nuys, and clashes in Santa Ana highlight a rise in confrontations between immigration agents and civilians — a trend experts warn is intensifying across Southern California.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The message refers to the conflict in Gaza and calls for an end to hostilities.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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Children bear the brunt of relentless hostilities and indiscriminate attacks, and are affected by the disregard for ceasefires and peace agreements.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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During his over five-decade career, Lawler was part of many iconic rivalries against the likes of Bret Hart, Kerry Von Erich, Terry Funk, Andy Kaufman, and much more.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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No doubt, rivalries and disagreements still exist.—
David Mednicoff,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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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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Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, a prominent voice in culture wars on college campuses, hosts a daily radio show and podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show, which ranks among the top 10 on Apple News’ list of top podcasts and has a strong Gen Z fan base.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Several years into the streaming wars, a Paramount-WBD merger could entail the most meaningful elimination of a direct-to-consumer outlet yet, in the name of cost efficiencies.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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The musical battles in K-Popped did require them to compete against each other.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Years of lobbying and court battles by the LGBTQ community have achieved a few successes over the past decade.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Conflicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conflicts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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