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
There’s no evidence the roughly weeklong intel schism resulted in Russian missiles damaging any of Ukraine’s precious MiG.
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David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
There does not appear to be an end in sight to golf's great schism.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Emirati-Saudi tensions over the oil-rich Yemeni province of Hadramawt have created further schisms, with Saudi Arabia generally controlling the province’s interior and the UAE dominating the coast.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The schism highlights the dilemma the TikTok ban has forced on major American tech companies: risk alienating a mercurial president who made his support for TikTok an extremely public part of his inaugural policymaking, or risk breaking federal law and face up to billions of dollars in penalties.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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David Axe, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
There does not appear to be an end in sight to golf's great schism.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Emirati-Saudi tensions over the oil-rich Yemeni province of Hadramawt have created further schisms, with Saudi Arabia generally controlling the province’s interior and the UAE dominating the coast.
—Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The schism highlights the dilemma the TikTok ban has forced on major American tech companies: risk alienating a mercurial president who made his support for TikTok an extremely public part of his inaugural policymaking, or risk breaking federal law and face up to billions of dollars in penalties.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schism
Noun
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There's no discord between he and I, which is great.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Today, that might show up as withdrawing at the slightest hint of discord.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Proponents of the split argue that Cyber Command has become too big on its own to have to share a leader with a similarly large organization.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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After all, many characters that came to Thailand this season were searching for peace but instead found chaos, strife, and anxiety.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The generals have been internationally isolated since the takeover and Myanmar's economy and basic services, including healthcare, have been reduced to tatters amid the strife.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Every good film is, to some degree, a transporting experience—a dissolution of boundaries between here and there, then and now.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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As President Donald Trump pursues the dissolution of the Department of Education, local leaders are scrambling to understand how staffing cuts and the potential loss of federal funding will affect schools.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The club said a meeting would be held with fans but even that caused friction, with more letters and messages being published to ensure that was held.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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These technologies help streamline workflows, improve user experience and ensure that traders have access to real-time data across multiple applications without friction.—
Pooja Jain,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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While the two, who got engaged in 2022, have kept their romance mostly private, breakup rumors swirled when Sweeney recently deleted a photo of Davino from her Instagram.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Houthis claim to have destroyed 17 Reaper drones since the Red Sea conflict began, worth about $30 million each.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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This comes after the issue became a bitter fight in the House, with the legislative body even adjourning last week during the conflict.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2025
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After defeating Costa, Erceg moved up to No. 12 in the division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Donkor – Learning ‘the language of football’ Donkor had played American football in the German Football League, his country’s top division, and at college in the States before joining the IPP in 2021.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Schism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schism. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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