as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
continued infighting has just completely robbed that political action committee of its effectiveness
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Recent Examples of infighting
Orena’s once-loyal associates were now lying in wait for the family’s latest acting boss as a growing rift over his ascension to the top sparked a new round of infighting for a mob family already notorious for settling its disputes the old-fashioned way: Backstabbing, bullets, and bloodshed.
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
Of course, minimizing infighting in a campaign or even a transition is one thing.
—Tevi Troy, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
The search has been a mess, with infighting among council members, late requests to interview a prospect, and concerns that the search firm didn't present enough candidates.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Larry McShane, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
Of course, minimizing infighting in a campaign or even a transition is one thing.
—Tevi Troy, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
The search has been a mess, with infighting among council members, late requests to interview a prospect, and concerns that the search firm didn't present enough candidates.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
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Beyond the contributions of our honorees, we are all empowered to be peacemakers – to ease the discord and divisiveness in society today.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The party is racked by discord over its position on social issues – especially trans rights and, to an only slightly lesser degree, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
15 Mar. 2025
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President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of Costa Rica, whose government has historically gone to great lengths to uphold itself as neutral in regional conflicts and strife, also allowed U.S. migrant flights to land in his country.—
Lomi Kriel,
ProPublica,
12 Mar. 2025
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The 1996 Met was a bit of a Diana 2.0 emergence—by December 1996, her contentious divorce from then-Prince Charles had been finalized for just over three months, following a four-year separation (and plenty of marital strife before that).—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Through magnetic forces and friction, that material was ejected in powerful winds.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, credit card processing fees typically range between 1.5% and 3.5% per transaction, creating much unwanted friction.—
Raymond Qu,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Space Force is also interested in responsive launch capabilities, in-orbit refueling, and most recently, offensive weapons that could take out an adversary's satellites during a conflict.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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North Korea has sent approximately 11,000 military personnel to fight alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine in its first involvement in a large-scale conflict since the 1950-53 Korean War.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Though ApoB may be the more accurate test—particularly for people with metabolic issues or others who may have discordance—there are some issues with the test in practice.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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Sachs plays on the discordance between his naturalistic approach and the theatricality of the project with meta elements like a quick glimpse of the crew or posed shots of the actors occasionally punctuating the conversation, accompanied by blasts of Mozart’s Requiem in D Minor.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared a trade war and challenged Canada’s sovereignty.—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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What to know about Defense Secretary amid leak of war plans The Associated Press reported in 2021 that 12 members of the National Guard were removed from Biden's swearing-in ceremony because of concerns about ties to extremist groups.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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There’s no evidence the roughly weeklong intel schism resulted in Russian missiles damaging any of Ukraine’s precious MiG.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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There does not appear to be an end in sight to golf's great schism.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The shift comes as China and Russia have ramped up displays of orbital warfare capabilities over the past few years.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Other training events for the four-day exercise include air defense, anti-submarine and surface warfare operations, maritime patrol, and replenishment at sea, which are designed to refine the tactical and operational capabilities of the French and Indian naval forces.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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