conflict
verb (used without object)
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash.
conflicts
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pluralof conflict.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof conflict (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
conflictverb (used without object)to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash.
Example Sentences
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Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — answers MarketWatch readers’ questions about their finances, which are often tied to family conflicts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Wall Street Journal’s Heather Somerville reports that a chronic shortage of explosives threatens the Pentagon’s agenda to replenish weapons stockpiles and arm troops with the unmanned systems that have come to define conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ethiopia has extensively used military drones, including those sourced from Turkey and China, in recent conflicts.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The following month, Noboa said Ecuador would operate two MQ-9 Reaper drones, a platform used extensively by the United States for surveillance and strike missions in conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
He gave me that half-smile of his, which had won him a thousand conflicts.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
