defections
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Noun
- Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
- The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
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| 1 | discussions | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | dimensions | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | deductions | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | decorations | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | adaptations | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | deviations | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | disciplines | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | admonitions | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | depressions | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | davidson's | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | digressions | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | dalmatians | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | davidian's | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | davidians | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | deceptions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | depictions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | detentions | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dietitian's | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | dietitians | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | dissections | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | dominion's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | duberstein's | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | elections | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | reflection | 3 | 32 |
| 3 | directions | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | selections | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | perfection | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | reflections | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | executions | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | rejections | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | erections | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deletions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | defectors | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | defecting | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | desecrations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | election's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | detentions | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
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📰 This Word in the News:
Is Nadhim Zahawi’s defection to Reform UK a bombshell? No, it’s just naked opportunism | Henry Hill
Jan 12, 2026 The Guardian
Jan 12, 2026 The Guardian
Several Labour MPs in talks with Greens about defecting to the party, sources say
Mar 12, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 12, 2026 The Guardian
North Korean defections to South Korea remain low years after COVID-19 pandemic
Jan 22, 2026 Stars and Stripes
Jan 22, 2026 Stars and Stripes
Farage hails results that 'exceeding anything' as deadline for Tory defection 'now passed'
May 8, 2026 Daily Express
May 8, 2026 Daily Express
Israel, US must deliver defections, credible alternatives to change Iran regime
Apr 3, 2026 The Jerusalem Post
Apr 3, 2026 The Jerusalem Post