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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
there was a real discordance between the tough guys that the actor played in the movies and the softy that he was in real life
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as in noise
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
the jarring discordance coming from the garage where the band was rehearsing
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Recent Examples of discordance
For example, in a case report published in 1999 in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers identified a four-week discordance between two fetuses.
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Kathleen Felton, Health, 3 July 2023
There is such a thing as twin-twin discordance, Dr. Greves pointed out, which means the fetuses are growing at different rates inside the uterus.
—Kathleen Felton, Health, 3 July 2023
Mars entering Virgo stirs up some discordance, and Mercury triggers disputes near the 10th, but all ends on a highly satisfactory note by the 14th.
—Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 July 2023
There's all these different forms that conflict and have discordance in them.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 June 2023
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Kathleen Felton, Health, 3 July 2023
There is such a thing as twin-twin discordance, Dr. Greves pointed out, which means the fetuses are growing at different rates inside the uterus.
—Kathleen Felton, Health, 3 July 2023
Mars entering Virgo stirs up some discordance, and Mercury triggers disputes near the 10th, but all ends on a highly satisfactory note by the 14th.
—Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 July 2023
There's all these different forms that conflict and have discordance in them.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discordance
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The two leaders have alternated between strategic alignment and open discord, with McConnell distancing himself following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s discord and violence — at Poppy’s school, out in London, even during her driving lessons with the ornery, proto–men’s rights advocate Scott (Eddie Marsan).Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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The decoy did make a noticeable clicking noise when spinning.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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An example of this includes better processing of cybersecurity data by separating signal from noise.Eric Sydell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jackson ran onto the stage — and later took her final bows — to roars of applause.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, as the ramp winched open, the pilots would have experienced a sudden drop in temperature and heard a deafening roar above the whine of the Skyvan’s engines.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Payers are focused on reducing costs to boost profitability, often leading to friction with healthcare providers who face increasing administrative burdens and diminishing financial returns.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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From a shortage of teachers to a surplus Under the Pay Equity Fund, only teachers — not center directors or other administrators — get pay bumps, a point of friction for some.Andrea Hsu, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hallmark delivers every year with charming designs, like this $9 stacking toy ornament and stunning baby rattle.Katrina Cossey, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
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Watch: Cannabis room shakes as magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes California Another video from California shows plants and overhead lights in a cannabis grow room rattle as the magnitude 7.0 quake strikes.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Or will this be a long period of push and pull, with visible intraparty strife?Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Surely the strife that might have created could’ve been more interesting than those lifeless meet-ups between Mariah and Nick at the gym!Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Hong Kong and Mainland China grinded higher, led by growth stocks and consumer subsectors on chatter of holiday season vouchers and in anticipation of the post-CEWC release’s pro-consumption and fiscal policy expansion.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The chatter began as soon as Trump first announced that Vance would join him on the Republican presidential ticket.Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, archaeological evidence of armed conflicts spanned the ancient era through World War II.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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However, conflict arose when 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports declined to renew their charter agreements due to concerning clauses that seemed to prevent teams from filing antitrust lawsuits against NASCAR.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Discordance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discordance. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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