at odds
idiom
: not agreeing with each other : in a state of disagreement
The parents and teachers are still at odds (about/over what to teach the students).
—often + withThe two groups have long been at odds with each other.
He was completely at odds with the way the problem was being handled.
The results of the study are at odds with our previous findings.
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This reticence is at odds with the characters’ tendencies to speak elsewhere like a Wikipedia biography.
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The two steps, seemingly at odds, set the tone for the complicated and deeply consequential relationship between the powers that exists to this very day.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Kennedy’s position is also seemingly at odds with billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk, who is co-lead of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a government advisory panel focused on cutting government spending.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
At the start of the season, the Vikings were the outsiders, longshots to win the Super Bowl at odds of plus-8000.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The two steps, seemingly at odds, set the tone for the complicated and deeply consequential relationship between the powers that exists to this very day.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Kennedy’s position is also seemingly at odds with billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk, who is co-lead of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a government advisory panel focused on cutting government spending.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2024
At the start of the season, the Vikings were the outsiders, longshots to win the Super Bowl at odds of plus-8000.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“At odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20odds. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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