as in arguing
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you two don't stop bickering about where to go to eat, we're not going out at all!
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Recent Examples of bickering
Ukraine's European allies have promised to maintain their steadfast support, but bickering over a major 90 billion euro ($106 billion) European Union loan to cover Kyiv's military and economic needs for two years has reflected the mounting challenges.
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The choice not to pick a team has left fans bickering with each other.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The commercial, directed by Spike Jonze, features Boone and comic actor Ben Stiller as bickering siblings in a retro musical duo.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
The choice not to pick a team has left fans bickering with each other.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The commercial, directed by Spike Jonze, features Boone and comic actor Ben Stiller as bickering siblings in a retro musical duo.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bickering
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Prosecutors, meanwhile, have emphasized the importance of transparency, arguing that allowing cameras in the courtroom helps counter misinformation and ensures public trust in the proceedings.—
Adam Sabes , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Dong wrote articles arguing for constitutional democracy, political reform and transparency in politics — views allowed to circulate freely in the past that are now taboo in China.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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Police said witness accounts indicate that the couple arrived at Zuri Hotel in Zanzibar on April 4 and had been quarreling frequently until the night of April 8, when hotel management separated them and asked McCann to move to a separate villa about a 10-minute walk away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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After fighting valiantly to ward off injury, the horse was euthanized in 2007, his courageous battle forever remembered at Churchill Downs, where his statue stands outside of Gate 1.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Moscow's troops have been fighting in Ukraine for well over four years - longer than the Soviet involvement, from 1941-45, in what Russians refer to as the Great Patriotic War.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Starting German star Timo Werner for the first time since mid-March, the Earthquakes played compactly before the halftime break, squabbling over the middle of the park with LAFC as both teams fell short in the final third.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the other males in the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve’s Kea group spend lots of time squabbling and making threat displays, Bruce is free to wander the aviary and monopolize feeding stations and prime perches, the study reports.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tales of creative talent clashing with the suits crowd business-school libraries the world over.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The two served as an odd couple, clashing and complementing each other with their differing personalities.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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This game is the ultimate in brawling adventure.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And in 2025, the Bearista cup caused a craze, with customers lining up overnight and, in some cases, brawling over it.—
Nick El Hajj,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Above all, Munden and his crew have done a fine job of wrangling good work from masses of kids, some quite little, in what must have been challenging conditions.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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As a longtime trustee of The Met, Condé Nast’s chief content officer, and Vogue’s global editorial director, Wintour plays an integral role in wrangling donors, celebrities and designers to to the blowout event.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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