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also dissention
1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
religious dissension threatened to split the colony
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2
as in dispute
variance of opinion on a matter
continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing
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Recent Examples of dissension
The dissension in the City Council will only the make the process of agreeing on solutions to close the gap — potential new taxes, fees, service cuts or furloughs — politically tougher.
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
That decision, according to Bloomberg, caused dissension between Ferretti CEO Alberto Galassi and some members of the board.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
That political dissension was compounded by the country’s parlous economic situation; Pakistan came close to a debt default in 2023, at a time when crippling inflation reached 38 percent.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025
The Galaxy can give the coach of a 0-10-4 team a lucrative three-year extension with an eye toward promoting continuity and relegating dissension.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
That decision, according to Bloomberg, caused dissension between Ferretti CEO Alberto Galassi and some members of the board.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 June 2025
That political dissension was compounded by the country’s parlous economic situation; Pakistan came close to a debt default in 2023, at a time when crippling inflation reached 38 percent.
—Aqil Shah, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2025
The Galaxy can give the coach of a 0-10-4 team a lucrative three-year extension with an eye toward promoting continuity and relegating dissension.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissension
Noun
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Brunson agreed that much of the discord has unfolded over just the last six months.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was one of the slate of Republicans who called for more transparency around the Jeffrey Epstein files in a rare moment of discord within the party.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Both sides dramatically hiked tariffs against each other during a months-long dispute earlier this year, disrupting global supply chains.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tung Tung’s creator, Noxa, is currently involved in a copyright dispute with Steal A Brainrot, which resulted in the character disappearing from the game.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Does the army have enough political support and military strength to fulfill this mission without risking civil strife?—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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As Mary’s family attempts to rally around the Downton heiress, Robert (Hugh Bonneville) and Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) are navigating their way through more financial strife, with those downstairs also left to ponder what the future holds for aristocratic homes like theirs.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Living in conservative spaces has showed me something worrisome about how my generation treats disagreement.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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The dialogue seems to arise from a disagreement within; the words that her characters speak feel hard-won in a secret battle.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Netanyahu echoed the concern, warning that political violence aimed at silencing dissent undermines democratic values worldwide.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following her ouster, Comey warned that she was being made an example of in order to quell potential dissent within the DOJ.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to him, advances in machine learning have yanked questions once trapped inside theological/philosophical disputations into corporate board packs.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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These appeals largely fell on deaf ears, however, with most Americans more focused on the COVID-19 pandemic and nail-biting 2020 elections than a conflict few had any understanding of.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Sep. 2025
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Their sophomore feature is about a mother who has lost track of her son in armed conflict.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Purdy has his share of critics, and such critics may claim that continued fine play from Jones could set up a bit of a quarterback controversy in San Francisco.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skip to content One summer in Brooklyn, a controversy broke out in my dog-park group chat.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Dissension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissension. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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