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
Its efforts to mask its economic stagnation, political infighting, and failure to innovate often fooled U.S. policymakers; the United States’ tendency toward self-criticism, meanwhile, obscured its own advantages.
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Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s performance during the Speaker election will speak to his ability to wrangle his conference over the next two years, after the last Congress was marked by Republican infighting and unproductive legislative sessions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Some observers suggested parallels to the 1940s, when Palestinian infighting left them unprepared for the 1947 U.N. partition of Palestine and the subsequent war.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
But most of those efforts were haphazard, devolved into infighting among Chicanosauruses and didn’t develop into a full-fledged movement.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Johnson’s performance during the Speaker election will speak to his ability to wrangle his conference over the next two years, after the last Congress was marked by Republican infighting and unproductive legislative sessions.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Some observers suggested parallels to the 1940s, when Palestinian infighting left them unprepared for the 1947 U.N. partition of Palestine and the subsequent war.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025
But most of those efforts were haphazard, devolved into infighting among Chicanosauruses and didn’t develop into a full-fledged movement.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infighting
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Yet the tense meeting that preceded that decision highlighted the discord and division at the top of French football.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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This latest chapter in discord began in mid-December, during finals, in the aftermath of two days of relatively quiet pro-Palestinian protest at Bobst Library, the tall, blocky sandstone building overlooking Washington Square.—
Ginia Bellafante,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Will the wannabe dictator in the U.S. achieve these same goals without the violent civil strife? — Phyllis Zatlin, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Imperiling research The impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash research funding to universities would be devastating.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Food and energy can be quite volatile and influenced heavily by circumstances such as weather, disease, supply chain challenges and global strife.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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Align On Vision And Values Divergent visions or conflicting values can create friction.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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As proposed, the framework creates friction in the very U.S.-India tech cooperation that will be vital to countering China’s global tech influence.—
Janet Egan,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Creating collaborative spaces encourages open dialogue, reduces potential conflicts and ensures team members properly get to know each other.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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President Bill Clinton and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair both recently contributed commentary for an episode that will examine conflict in the Middle East, with Frost interviewing Yasser Arafat, Menachem Begin, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other key players.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 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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In the middle is Rubio, who has sought to stay aligned with the president, even as he’s previously laid the blame for the war at Putin’s feet.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Trump and Putin apologists also blamed NATO and Biden for the war in Ukraine, despite the overwhelming global consensus that Russia’s invasion was provoked entirely by Putin.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Prince William Recalls Emotional Childhood Memory with Prince Harry in First Public Mention of Brother in Years The schism between Prince William and Prince Harry reportedly began in 2016 when William expressed concerns about how quickly Harry's relationship with Meghan Markle was moving.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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That said, doing things differently seems to be working out; Terry Black’s restaurants in Dallas and Austin have both made the Texas Monthly list, while Black’s Barbecue, though still a Texas barbecue mainstay, hasn’t merited a mention since the schism.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Considered an unsung hero of modern warfare, Selanee saved the lives of two U.S. journalists and shielded hundreds of Afghans stranded at Kandahar Air Base.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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What To Know There have been tensions over NATO accusing Russia of sabotaging vessels in the Baltic Sea and claims of hybrid warfare around what is dubbed the NATO Lake as the alliance's members move to combat Moscow's belligerence in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Infighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infighting. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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