as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
bored children brabbling in the back seat
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Jokic and Oklahoma City’s players had bothered each other and bickered all night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026 -
Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mahdawi also has an ongoing case in federal district court arguing he was unlawfully detained.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pedestrianization often faces local political hurdles, but is usually hailed as a success once implemented, The Guardian argued.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The meetings come as the Republican administration seeks to leverage military assets to restore dominance in the hemisphere while now also fighting a war in Iran.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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These are people who fought alongside American troops during our last forever war.—
Shawn Vandiver,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her father, after quarreling with Antigone’s mother, locked her out of their house overnight, which led to a terrible accident.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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The two men were friends for years before falling out in the early 2000s.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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In a resurfaced clip from a 2024 interview with economist Tyler Cowen, Thiel said the odds are falling out of favor for STEM folks.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the 2022 Qatar World Cup, for example, before a game against Wales, fans supporting the Iranian government clashed with those protesting against the regime.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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That comes after the Department of Defense clashed with Anthropic in recent weeks over how the agency can use its AI models.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Brabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brabble. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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