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as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
political union may no longer be possible for a country continuously racked by religious disunion
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as in dissolution
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
in the 19th century the volatile issue of slavery resulted in the disunion of several Protestant denominations
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Recent Examples of disunion
The Series is just one emblem of a larger state of disunion.
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David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
Sectarianism, in turn, instantly evokes an additional set of very different cautionary tales: Ireland, the Middle East and South Asia, regions where religious sectarianism led to dysfunctional government, violence, insurgency, civil war and even disunion or partition.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
The Baptists weren't the only large denomination to break over slavery in the two decades before the war (the Methodists, who were then the most populous Protestant body, went first), and those breaks accelerated the severance of social and political ties that made disunion plausible.
—Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 16 June 2021
But not every publicly expressed fear of disunion should be counted as evidence of a real and imminent threat.
—Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
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David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
Sectarianism, in turn, instantly evokes an additional set of very different cautionary tales: Ireland, the Middle East and South Asia, regions where religious sectarianism led to dysfunctional government, violence, insurgency, civil war and even disunion or partition.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
The Baptists weren't the only large denomination to break over slavery in the two decades before the war (the Methodists, who were then the most populous Protestant body, went first), and those breaks accelerated the severance of social and political ties that made disunion plausible.
—Bonnie Kristian, The Week, 16 June 2021
But not every publicly expressed fear of disunion should be counted as evidence of a real and imminent threat.
—Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunion
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European Union rattled again Years after financial crisis drove a wedge in the European bloc, and nearly five years after Brexit, the European Union is facing a new sign of internal discord: The 27-member bloc has been a stalwart supporter of Ukraine, but unity is fraying.Philipp Jenne and Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Reynolds Hints at His Mindset in First Post Since Wife Blake Lively Filed Complaint Against Justin Baldoni Lively filed her complaint months after rumors of behind-the-scenes discord between her and Baldoni, 40, began emerging in August.Jen Juneau, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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In the meantime, Trudeau said Canada's governor general had accepted his request to prorogue Parliament, suspending proceedings without the dissolution of parliament, until March 24.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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The workers at the largest ski resort in the U.S. ended their nearly two-week strike, which caused skiing delays and consumer strife during the busy holiday season, last week, The New York Times reported.Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
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In both cases, the bag now objectively symbolizes class strife.Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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Both guest rooms have closets, and all bedrooms are cooled by new mini splits.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Hitters weren’t even hitting Matsui hard (see stat to note) and the splits were rather even (.673 OPS against lefties vs. .659), but the stuff certainly didn’t play as well in the United States as the diminutive Matsui’s strikeout rate fell from 12.0 per nine innings to 9.9.Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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For instance, the tension between your need for personal freedom and the demands of others could create friction.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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But satin glides against your hair with no friction and doesn’t soak up the oils your hair is desperately clinging to during the low-humidity season.Clint Davis, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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The news signifies a breakup just one year into a massive, three-year contract extension Sporting KC gave Pulido after his 2023 campaign, when the striker returned from a yearlong injury absence to score 14 goals, leading a dramatic turnaround in the MLS standings.Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Suspicions of a breakup arose when Austin Butler was absent at the model’s annual family trip to Cabo San Lucas.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2025
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Over time, this dynamic erodes trust and breeds unnecessary friction in your interactions, to the point that others notice the unstated conflict.David Nour, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, tariffs alone might not suffice to prevent conflict, requiring Trump to pair them with military and diplomatic strategies to ensure regional stability.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lahore 1947 Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi is making his new film, and the focus of the new project is the India-Pakistan partition that took place in 1947.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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This required Navajos still residing on Hopi partition lands to sign a 75-year lease with the Hopi Tribe.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Disunion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunion. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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