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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 result was the biggest dissension among Fed governors since late 1993.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Richt, Pruitt and those on that staff have never divulged specifics on the dissension among them.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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.
—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
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Richt, Pruitt and those on that staff have never divulged specifics on the dissension among them.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissension
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Trustees ‘feel their powers have been reduced’ At the center of the current discord, according to a source, is the fact that Tata Sons is supposed to receive prior approval from Tata Trusts for any major financial investments.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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To what was such a spasmodic discord owed?—
Julio Cortázar,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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Payment of the penalty isn’t required until after the dispute resolution process is complete, a state spokesperson said.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Other refinements could include a dispute resolution mechanism and a joint task force to assess project viability.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The clash among the neighborhoods mirrored his internal strife over his biracial identity.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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From Gaza to Myanmar and Sudan, communities around the globe continue to suffer the consequences of war, civil strife and sectarian violence.—
Christopher P. Davey,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
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Emmer acknowledged the disagreements but didn’t dwell on them.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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There remain many disagreements in detail but hardly any in essence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Machado went into hiding after the Venezuelan government moved to crush dissent following last year’s election.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tightening and securing America's borders is so core to the nationalist-populist MAGA project that there can be little room in the coalition for much dissent.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 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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If the peace holds, the region could enter a new era defined less by conflict than by the possibility of transformation, including the rebuilding of a post-Hamas Gaza and the normalization of Israeli relations with Saudi Arabia.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both led their people through seemingly impossible conflicts with grace and the ethos of nonviolence.—
Janine Di Giovanni,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Her participation had already sparked controversy due to her past ballroom experience.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The bill became a source of controversy in the Golden State, with celebrity chefs among those who rallied against the cookware ban, while environmental and health activists have argued for it.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Dissension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissension. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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