Conflict
Conflict verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.
Splinter and conflict are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Splinter" instead a verb "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Splinter
Splinter verb - To cut into long slender pieces.
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Synonyms for Splinter
Conflict and splinter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conflict" instead a verb "Splinter".
How words are described
| long | long conflict | long splinter |
| single | single conflict | single splinter |
| real | real conflict | real splinter |
| ancient | ancient conflict | ancient splinter |
| Other adjectives: military, ethnic. | ||
Common collocations
| people | conflict people | splinter people |
Both words in one sentence
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The series fixes the conflict by establishing that Callista is a member of a Jedi splinter sect that encourages romantic love, which the mainstream order considers semi-heretical.
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This puts it in the regard of how toxic it is to splinter people like this and initiate conflict by saying those who have received status through a magical prophecy are better than others.
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This is explained by 4's Covenant being a rag-tag splinter faction with limited resources and a smaller and less experienced talent pool to draw from (though supplemental materials do state that their officers are mostly hardened veterans of the original Human-Covenant conflict).
Source: Video Game / Halo 4
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