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also dissentions
1
as in discords
a lack of agreement or harmony
religious dissension threatened to split the colony
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2
as in disputations
variance of opinion on a matter
continued dissension among historians on the exact spot of Columbus's first landing
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Noun
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Despite disagreements with Martin over the party platform, Engelhart said Martin is the best candidate in the running.—
Dana Ferguson,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024 -
Economic progress is the happy end result of disagreements expressed.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That means the lower courts will have the final say on many important controversies.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
3 Jan. 2025
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This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Assad’s fall has also highlighted ideological and sectarian divisions among Iran’s allies that may further fracture the axis’s cohesion.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Dec. 2024
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Sauer’s tone of reassurance prevails, grounded in the thesis that our divisions rest on a more or less shared moral system.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Dissensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissensions. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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