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At times in debate there is dissension. When discussing topics on which people take varying positions, it is especially important to have strong communication skills.

"People take varying positions" is the context clue for the word dissension. Which type of context clue is this?

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definition
definition

synonym
synonym

example
example

antonym

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User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
3 hours ago

The correct answer is synonym. The phrase "people take varying positions" suggests disagreement or difference of opinion, which is synonymous with the word "dissension."

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