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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
political dissidence had plagued the country for years
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as in dissent
departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice
after abstract art became established, its proponents became just as intolerant of dissidence as earlier schools of art had been
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Recent Examples of dissidence
Also to potentially end poverty, disrupt the prison-industrial complex, mitigate environmental injustice, and supercharge political dissidence.
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WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
There was no burial site or mourning, only the inchoate fear that this sort of retribution could be doled out to anyone exhibiting the slightest sign of dissidence.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Riley takes labor relations, and street-level dissidence, very seriously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
On the contrary, Martin’s work is inviting and quite practical, an elementary approach to jovial gestured lines (and letters), creating dissidence from reality.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
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WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
There was no burial site or mourning, only the inchoate fear that this sort of retribution could be doled out to anyone exhibiting the slightest sign of dissidence.
—Ariel Dorfman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023
Riley takes labor relations, and street-level dissidence, very seriously.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2023
On the contrary, Martin’s work is inviting and quite practical, an elementary approach to jovial gestured lines (and letters), creating dissidence from reality.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
See all Example Sentences for dissidence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissidence
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Problem is, Downhill largely echoes Östlund’s superior version, and there’s only so much Ferrell can do to add new twists to that resonant tale of marital discord and imperiled masculinity. 21.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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Her friendship with Schoenberg lasted five decades and was remarkably free of discord.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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This the same woman whose 1969 Wellesley commencement address was a paean to youthful dissent, searching, and renewal.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Court upheld the statute in a 7-1, leaving Scalia alone in dissent to write what became one of the foundational texts of the unitary executive theory.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
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This very Bronx tale of teenage pregnancy and inner-city strife can seem familiar in terms of content, but never in terms of form.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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No American politician for 50 years has thrived more on strife and division than Trump.—
David Mastio,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The truth of a family is in how the complexities of everybody can intersect at these friction points.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Strict dress codes have caused similar friction in other weddings.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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And while Messing says some other Hollywood stars have been reluctant to speak on the conflict, her voice keeps getting louder.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Are your family gatherings routinely filled with tension and conflict?—
Rev. Bill Kerr,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Across the South, such activity had triggered deadly white violence against Black voters, organizers and officeholders in the decades since the war.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Here are the risks and rewards, according to a strategist While this may seem like a replay of Trump’s first trade war, the world has changed.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
8 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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Unlike their countrymen in the contemporary tropicalia movement (Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes), the Minas Gerais musicians favored languid drift and golden melody over genre-busting and discordance, and Lo Borges is as good an album as the moment produced.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2024
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There is certainly a schism between the mayor and the chief.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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The private caucus leadership vote, which resulted in Taylor's reelection, revealed deeper schisms within the already fractured party.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
The Indianapolis Star,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Dissidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissidence. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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