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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars
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Recent Examples of fall out
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
The Timberwolves don’t have much draft stock to deal, which means the Bulls would be looking to load up on some of the young guards who have fallen out of the rotation.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The head of Indonesia’s stock exchange has stepped down following the fallout from an MSCI warning of a potential downgrade.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Culture shifted and Araki fell out of love with his own idea.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
The Timberwolves don’t have much draft stock to deal, which means the Bulls would be looking to load up on some of the young guards who have fallen out of the rotation.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
This is the smallest decline in three years, with IATA attributing it to a more normal supply-demand balance as stronger yields of the Covid-19 pandemic and fallout continue to taper.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
The head of Indonesia’s stock exchange has stepped down following the fallout from an MSCI warning of a potential downgrade.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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Much of the comedy in this action-comedy arrives via barbed exchanges between the constantly bickering James and Jonny.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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The showing had to be aborted after a few shocking scenes of bandmates bickering and Fat Mike blasting lines of cocaine.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting -- two voting methods that have proved popular in some states -- would happen immediately.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The community response is not only defending people, but also providing a powerful counter-narrative that is proving MAGA’s assumptions about America wrong.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This blowback is due to body cam footage from the arrest that was made public Saturday as part of an investigative report by Queen City News.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fortunately, there’s blowback, which truly does reflect the spirit of 1776.—
Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Lemon plans to plead innocent and fight the charges in Minnesota.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.—
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall,
Popular Science,
7 Jan. 2026
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The [rare side effect was] quickly picked up, and the vaccine was off the market within a little over a year.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The opposition People Power Party, however, argues that the National Assembly must ratify the trade deal due to the exorbitant costs involved.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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The overriding factor, Tait argued, is the global debt burden.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Acting initially came to him as a by-product of his day job modeling—but like many of his fellow travelers, success didn’t happen overnight.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
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This is achieved by some of the CO₂ ending up chemically bound in solid by-products.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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