as in discord
a lack of agreement or harmony
there was friction between the two sides of the family
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Recent Examples of friction
The results: Even when there were no external stresses applied to the fabric, the friction between the threads served as a stabilizing factor.
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
By material: Feel free to sort by material or cycle type (i.e., bulky, heavy-duty, gentle, and so on) to prevent friction between fragile and abrasive fabrics.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
Is there a show with more friction between the title and the huge name in lights on top of it than Gypsy?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
These decisions will invariably lead to more friction between Beijing and Washington.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
By material: Feel free to sort by material or cycle type (i.e., bulky, heavy-duty, gentle, and so on) to prevent friction between fragile and abrasive fabrics.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
Is there a show with more friction between the title and the huge name in lights on top of it than Gypsy?
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
These decisions will invariably lead to more friction between Beijing and Washington.
—Yan Xuetong, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for friction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for friction
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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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Economic Relief: Years of strife in Syria ruined the country’s energy sector, battered its currency and strangled growth.Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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That has led them to focus more on their core fossil fuel businesses at a time of geopolitical strife.Mike Allen, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
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Old conflicts or issues within your social circle may resurface, but this is also an opportunity to reconnect with the individuals and passions that fuel and uplift you.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Exploring family bonds between fathers, sons and brothers through personal journeys and generational conflicts, the film’s cast also features Sean Bean and Samantha Morton.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 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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The lengthy obituaries detailed my career accomplishments and deep ties to family and friends with the uncanny discordance of an AI bot.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Foreign direct investment in India had dropped by an astonishing 43 percent in the preceding year, partly thanks to high borrowing costs and unease about the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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This was a generation whose development took place in the long shadow of World War II, in the midst of the intense opposition to the American war in Vietnam, and against the backdrop of the increasingly widespread recognition of pervasive social injustice at home and abroad.David A. Ross, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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In the nineteenth century, a schism between the industrial North and the agrarian, slaveholding South culminated in the Civil War.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Never mind the 25-year prison stint, the schism with his boss back home, or his upcoming trial: The man simply can’t stop smiling.Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
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In space, a previous gentleman’s agreement on warfare no longer holds sway, while there is a constant fight for one-upmanship in the Arctic and in the race to dominate critical minerals.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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Last year, all that suddenly and dramatically changed; her halcyon routine perished in the flames of political warfare.Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Violence underpins China’s social order, and revenge against society attacks should be understood in part as a response to structural violence perpetrated by the state itself, including the silencing of dissent, and other strategies for control such as the one-child policy.Peidong Sun, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2024
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Republicans will have a very slim House majority in the next House session and Johnson can afford little dissent in the leadership vote, as all Democrats are likely to vote against his speakership.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Friction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friction. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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