as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
there was friction between the two sides of the family
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Recent Examples of friction
His brother-in-law, Kit (Yu), also in the fire service, holds Fan personally responsible, which causes inevitable friction when Fan is recalled into the fold to advise on the current escalating crisis.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike wool or even cotton, synthetic fibers can hold their own against friction from backpack straps.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Joell Ortiz has expressed his regret over the disbandment of Slaughterhouse due to internal friction amongst the group’s members.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Cross-generational collaboration and mentorship programs can help reduce friction and promote mutual respect.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike wool or even cotton, synthetic fibers can hold their own against friction from backpack straps.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Joell Ortiz has expressed his regret over the disbandment of Slaughterhouse due to internal friction amongst the group’s members.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Cross-generational collaboration and mentorship programs can help reduce friction and promote mutual respect.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friction
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Despite moments of discord, ties between North Korea and China are resilient.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Foreign powers seeking to influence the outcome — Russia, China and Iran — are circulating fake videos on social media aimed at sowing discord and distrust.April Rubin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Hot Boys reunion came after numerous delays due to internal strife among the group members.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Johnson, who was propelled to office with union support, has threatened to fire CEO Martinez over the financial strife.Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Questions about Gaza conflict for Harris In Michigan, however, Harris faced one other possible hurdle.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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As revealed by Deadline last month, Senna director Kapadia was removed as a patron of the Grierson Trust after just two days following a backlash over his social media posts about the Israel-Gaza conflict.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unlike their countrymen in the contemporary tropicalia movement (Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes), the Minas Gerais musicians favored languid drift and golden melody over genre-busting and discordance, and Lo Borges is as good an album as the moment produced.Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
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The lengthy obituaries detailed my career accomplishments and deep ties to family and friends with the uncanny discordance of an AI bot.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Seven active duty members of the Ukrainian military who were musicians before the war started in 2022 have been on a goodwill tour of the West Coast and will perform in downtown San Jose on Nov. 17.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The filing also discusses regulatory disclosures, including the impact of geopolitical risks such as the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East conflict on commodity prices.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Thompson said that the pope has contributed to a major schism among Catholics, with more conservative members dismissing his progressive stances on LGBTQ rights and the environment and more liberal members calling him out for not shifting the church's stance on reproductive rights.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024
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In New York, the schism between boss Chickie and underboss Vince widens.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Automated drone systems are in high demand among soldiers searching for ways to beat the rapidly increasing use of electronic warfare on the battlefield.Max Hunder, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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In his dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens sounded the alarm of the high court doubting the capacity of state judges to make the right calls on how to handle recounts.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Most in Becker's comment section agree—modern beauty standards are a beast, and social media is feeding it, but some voices are growing more powerful in their dissent.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Friction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friction. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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