shouting match
noun
: a loud, angry argument in which people shout at each other
He got into a shouting match with his neighbor.
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In February, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s White House visit escalated into a shouting match, with Trump and Vice President JD Vance chiding him for not being sufficiently grateful for US support in the country’s war against Russia.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The Telegraph reported that a recent White House meeting between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky devolved into a shouting match over Russia’s demands.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
According to the book, the couple had gotten into a shouting match, with Scorsese throwing a glass of red wine across at the room at Minnelli, which smashed on a chandelier.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
In another acrimonious scene the same day, a conversation between a Republican congressman and the leader of House Democrats devolved into a shouting match.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Michigan Politics: Rashida Tlaib gets into shouting match with Florida Rep. Byron Donalds
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is currently serving her second term in office after winning re-election in 2022.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The chairman then broke up the shouting match.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
When Democrats protested and asked about the victims of a school shooting in Colorado earlier on Wednesday, a shouting match broke out.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The Telegraph reported that a recent White House meeting between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky devolved into a shouting match over Russia’s demands.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
According to the book, the couple had gotten into a shouting match, with Scorsese throwing a glass of red wine across at the room at Minnelli, which smashed on a chandelier.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
In another acrimonious scene the same day, a conversation between a Republican congressman and the leader of House Democrats devolved into a shouting match.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Michigan Politics: Rashida Tlaib gets into shouting match with Florida Rep. Byron Donalds
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is currently serving her second term in office after winning re-election in 2022.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The chairman then broke up the shouting match.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
When Democrats protested and asked about the victims of a school shooting in Colorado earlier on Wednesday, a shouting match broke out.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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