falling-out
noun
fall·ing-out
ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t 
plural fallings-out or falling-outs
: an instance of falling out : quarrel
had a falling-out with his parents
Examples of falling-out in a Sentence
the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out
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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has since had a falling-out with Trump, pressed Johnson to allow a vote to release the Epstein files and, after announcing her mid-cycle retirement, criticized his leadership, furthering tension within the GOP caucus.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a four-page statement announcing her resignation posted on X, Greene repeatedly addressed her recent falling-out with Trump.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
The legislation was co-led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and garnered vocal support from Democrats and several Republican lawmakers including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga, who had a public falling-out with Trump.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 20 Nov. 2025
There was never a falling-out between the brothers before or since the wedding.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In a four-page statement announcing her resignation posted on X, Greene repeatedly addressed her recent falling-out with Trump.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2025
The legislation was co-led by Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and garnered vocal support from Democrats and several Republican lawmakers including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga, who had a public falling-out with Trump.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 20 Nov. 2025
There was never a falling-out between the brothers before or since the wedding.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling-out. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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