as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
bored children brabbling in the back seat
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brabble
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There’s a genuine brother-and-sister warmth between the Andy and Piper characters in Bring Her Back — and plenty of sibling bickering too.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
30 May 2025 -
Yet a design challenge is a smart choice to assign this particular group of queens because that means locking them in the workroom to bicker between assembling garments.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Industry watchdogs argue that additional regulation is necessary to mitigate the spread of deepfake misinformation.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The Entertainment Union Coalition argues that the bill will also help retain the existing workforce, which otherwise would continue to erode.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Holland has been one of the more active UFC competitors since losing that contest by decision, fighting at middleweight and welterweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Then, in February, the Trump administration announced an end of free COVID testing, a mainstay program in fighting the pandemic.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked DOGE for pushing cuts to USAID after media reports of quarreling between him and Elon Musk.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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The report from the Jewish civil rights group comes amid broader tension among users and observers of the online encyclopedia over how the Israel-Hamas war should be covered on the site, with editors quarrelling over how to describe events related to the conflict.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Florida, the No. 2 seed in Conway, fell out of NCAA regional play in just three games, with both losses coming against the third-seed East Carolina Pirates.—
Jackson Castellano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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But the pieces fell out of product by the end of the ‘60s, and that’s where the Heller name comes in.—
Emily Williams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2025
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Above, a curious duel unfolded: a seagull clashing mid-air with a hovering drone.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Others in Trump's orbit, such as former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who has clashed with Musk in recent months, were less conciliatory.—
Anniek Bao,Dylan Butts,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
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“Brabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brabble. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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