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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars
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Recent Examples of fallout
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But economists warn the growing reliance on tech giants to prop up the economy is risky: if the AI boom loses steam, the economic fallout could be significant.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
President Trump offered new details Tuesday over what led to his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein some two decades ago, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that the rupture had to do with employees who worked at the spa at Mar-a-Lago.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 29 July 2025
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Verb
The financial fallout from a breach caused by quantum decryption is hard to estimate.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
But economists warn the growing reliance on tech giants to prop up the economy is risky: if the AI boom loses steam, the economic fallout could be significant.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Gleason enjoyed a low profile as DOGE was thrust into the spotlight and Musk and Trump eventually fell out.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
President Trump offered new details Tuesday over what led to his falling out with Jeffrey Epstein some two decades ago, telling reporters aboard Air Force One that the rupture had to do with employees who worked at the spa at Mar-a-Lago.
—Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallout
Verb
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Their repatriation comes amid accusations and bickering over whether either side had targeted civilians and breached the laws of war, and sharp nationalist feuding on social media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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Naturally, while bickering on the phone with each other, both encounter not only ghosts that curse people but also aliens trying to rebuild their race by abducting Earth women.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Each year, more South Korean acts prove to be lineup highlights.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Aug. 2025
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But the lie is in linking environmental deregulation and sluggish economic growth, a linkage proven wrong in recent decades, especially in Connecticut.—
Dr. Mark A. Boyer,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Columbia has faced some blowback from critics who have expressed concern about the freedom of higher education institutions.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
28 July 2025
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The blowback was strong enough that in 2019, Trump scrapped the idea of hosting a G7 meeting at his Doral, Florida, resort.—
Jeremy Herb,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Unlike the Biden administration, Trump officials have not fought in the courts to preserve SAVE, and recently, Congress repealed the plan altogether.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs are unpopular in polls, and businesses have fought them.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Children can suffer side effects from common shots like the MMR vaccine, ranging from mild symptoms like a rash or fever to rare fatal complications.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
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Mild side effects, like headache, pain at the injection site, fever, and nausea, are common.13 The Pfizer Abrysvo and Moderna mResvia vaccines have been FDA-approved for high-risk adults under 50.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Lawyers for the National TPS Alliance argued that Noem's decisions were predetermined by President Donald Trump's campaign promises and motivated by racial animus.—
JANIE HAR,
Arkansas Online,
2 Aug. 2025
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Baker argued both those men should have been charged.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the internet will still be awash with content, because for many people and businesses, content is not the product, but merely a by-product.—
Calum Chace,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Based between Nigeria and Columbus, Ohio, the brand crafts small-batch handbags in Romania from by-product cow, calf and goat leather, priced between $120 and $640.—
Lauren Parker,
Footwear News,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 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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“Fallout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallout. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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