chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argy-bargy
Noun
  • Many content creators engage with their audience through community posts that include interactive features like polls and discussion prompts.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The fine will be up for discussion, but Washington suggested $500.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As the quarrel over seating escalated, the attacker, who was wearing a black face mask, slashed the victim on his left hand with an unknown weapon.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The quarrel swiftly escalated when Perez allegedly struck her twice on the left side of her temple and pulled her hair.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The current debates over tariffs are the latest example of the Trump era sending conservatives back to the drawing board to rethink the views of recent generations.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Apple’s views on the age-verification debate largely echo Google's.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the filing, Village Roadshow framed its ongoing arbitration dispute with Warner Bros. over The Matrix Resurrections as a turning point, effectively ending what had been its most lucrative business arrangement.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In December 2023, Majors was found guilty of assault and harassment of his former girlfriend, stemming from a domestic dispute that took place in March of that year.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • From consultation to aftercare, patient safety and quality results are always the top priority.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Among the issues in the most recent negotiation was a provision to provide appropriate hair and makeup consultation for non-white performers.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The 18-year-old’s boyfriend was seen in the footage attempting to stop the altercation.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As for me and my harvest, Gogol popped by my two-plant garden for an in-person consult after the Fig Earth workshop.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Robby wants Samira to stop stalling on calling for a psych consult, but Samira sees the woman’s hand tremors and hears about her coordination issues and has a hunch this isn’t a psych case.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Daylight saving time isn’t going away anytime soon While all but two states in the U.S. continue to observe daylight saving time, there is still disagreement about whether the practice should be eliminated or made permanent.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Murkowski, who has long been critical of Trump and often expressed disagreement with the president, has previously sounded the alarm about some of DOGE's actions.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Argy-bargy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argy-bargy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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