1
as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its goals
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as in split
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the schism of the Christian church into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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Recent Examples of schism
But this year, the schism widened even further, until there was no room for nuanced debate.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The schism takes place just as Nielsen is hoping to prove its reliability after a difficult period.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Western analysts have noted that schisms within the Kremlin's upper echelons are increasingly catching international attention as the grinding war effort in Ukraine drags on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
That is not a political divide, but more of a schism in the culture and the economy, one that has twice helped put Trump into the White House, completely transformed the Republican Party and left the Democrats beaten and battered down.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The schism takes place just as Nielsen is hoping to prove its reliability after a difficult period.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Western analysts have noted that schisms within the Kremlin's upper echelons are increasingly catching international attention as the grinding war effort in Ukraine drags on.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
That is not a political divide, but more of a schism in the culture and the economy, one that has twice helped put Trump into the White House, completely transformed the Republican Party and left the Democrats beaten and battered down.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schism
Noun
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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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Those have been volatile as of late, with odds of one or two quarter-point cuts coming this year evenly split, according to CME Group FedWatch data .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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In contentious splits, the truth usually lies somewhere in the middle.—
Caitlin Gunther,
New York Times,
21 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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And then, with the dissolution of Stewart-Haas Racing this past offseason, THR acquired one of SHR’s former four Cup charters and signed SVG to the open car.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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Marsh said the faculty was promised a conversation about the dissolution of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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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Squishy cushions can help absorb shock and prevent friction, Dr. Ung says.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The duo got engaged in October 2023 and shocked fans with their October 2024 breakup.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In an interview with USA TODAY last year ahead of their breakup, Kravitz opened up about filming with Tatum and growing in their relationship.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
26 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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Alibaba's domestic e-commerce business Taobao and Tmall Group produced revenue growth of 5% for the quarter and company executives said the division would continue to focus on market share stabilisation in the near future.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Based in Los Angeles, after years of working in talent management and leading the brand division at Azoff Music Management (founded by her father Irving Azoff), Statter created Blended Strategy Group in 2015 with Sherry Jhawar.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schism. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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