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Recent Examples of dustup From casting backlash and political dustups to a lingering conversation of how to portray the tale's dwarfs in 2025, here's a timeline detailing the Snow White live-action remake's controversies. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025 In a world gone mad, at least one constant remains: People in positions of power are still absolutely losing their minds over petty social media dustups, reacting in ways that just make everything worse. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025 The dustup was also later revisited on the network’s Laura Coates Live. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025 With that, what might have been a small dustup turned into a full-on war that reached far beyond Wheaton’s students and alumni. Emma Green, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dustup
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Noun
  • But the pause comes amid a backdrop of daily skirmishes, largely by drone warfare.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Not about the economic turmoil from tariffs, any one of the skirmishes playing out abroad, or a surprise shake-up in his White House staff.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown.
    Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • As a 60-person battle royale, matches can be extremely long and, in tournament play, repeat over and over for hours until a winning team can be crowned.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
  • One scene sure to be an audience favorite has David and his antagonist facing off on either side of the glass wall in a recording studio, sparking a hilarious impromptu rap battle of sorts.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • The court appearance had stalled last month due to a fight over access to a parole document.
    Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
  • But in his first homily on Friday since being made leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo highlighted the church’s fight against rising atheism.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025

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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustup. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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