Thesaurus results for ALTERCATIONS

altercations

noun

plural of altercation

as in quarrels

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions judging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door

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Recent Examples of altercations In February, two Utah police departments opened separate domestic violence investigations into alleged altercations between Paul and her ex-boyfriend Dakota Mortensen, 33, who share a 2-year-old son, Ever. —

Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city's streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Participants have at times made their own license plates, ID, taken over other people’s property and had numerous violent altercations with police. —

Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 The pair have been in physical altercations in the past, including Manning's 2012 arrest for allegedly punching, scratching, kicking and choking Hartman – whom media outlets have referred to as Manning's former make-up artist and assistant – and slamming her head against the floor and wall. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Multiple defendants, however, appeared to have been hurt in the altercations. —

Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 There have been some altercations between protesters and counterprotesters, with some accusing others of not being Venezuelan and not understanding the struggles of the people who endured life under the Maduro regime. —

Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 But in a rare but potentially growing number of instances, local law enforcement officers say, frustrations on the Valley’s increasingly congested roads are escalating into threats, altercations and sometimes deadly violence. —

Rose Evans updated March 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 Lakewood police said officers returned to the area later after receiving reports of altercations, injuries, and a growing crowd of onlookers. —

Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Avoid money quarrels with everyone.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
His quarrels with Massie and interest in relitigating the 2020 election seem to animate him more, too.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026