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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OpenAI exists because of a falling-out between two men who each wanted to win the AI race, just on different terms.
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, a Floridian, managed DeSantis’ razor-thin 2018 victory, only for the governor to have a falling-out with her.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Worse, Pierce was ill-prepared for the permanent job of managing a team and had a falling-out with star receiver Davante Adams as the Raiders lost 12 of their first 14 games.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Other documents showed Epstein tried to mediate a falling-out between Gates and an adviser, Boris Nikolic, in 2013.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, a Floridian, managed DeSantis’ razor-thin 2018 victory, only for the governor to have a falling-out with her.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Worse, Pierce was ill-prepared for the permanent job of managing a team and had a falling-out with star receiver Davante Adams as the Raiders lost 12 of their first 14 games.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Other documents showed Epstein tried to mediate a falling-out between Gates and an adviser, Boris Nikolic, in 2013.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling-out. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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