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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 fall out
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Jovic has fallen out of the rotation.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
And the ongoing fallout is merely further proof of that.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Verb
When one area falls out of favor, your overall retirement picture can suddenly hinge on the performance of just a few holdings.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Jovic has fallen out of the rotation.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Peach growers throughout the Yuba-Sutter area and Central Valley are reckoning with the fallout from Del Monte’s bankruptcy, which stranded many growers with 20-year contracts for peaches totaling more than $550 million.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
And the ongoing fallout is merely further proof of that.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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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
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Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Heat backup center Kel’el Ware proved to be an effective fill-in for Adebayo on Thursday, stuffing the box score with 16 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and seven blocks in 32 minutes in the win.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The observation team, led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, captured two additional measurements that proved key to improving the orbit estimate.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The president is getting some blowback from his MAGA base.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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On the night, BAFTA’s main concern seems to have been protecting Davidson from blowback.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The designation, which Anthropic will fight in court, could become a serious problem for the startup, which earns its revenue through enterprise software sales to companies that might currently or one day want to work with the military in some capacity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors are fighting to prevent Cox from being able to cross examine witnesses.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Any new symptom in an older person could be due to a drug side effect of their medication.—
Jerry Gurwitz,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Prostate cancer treatment can leave you feeling fatigued, but there are ways to manage this side effect.—
Doru Paul,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
Noun
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Dioxins are a chemical by-product of the bleaching process to whiten cotton, and they are associated with cancer and endocrine disruption.—
Jenni Shearston,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2026
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These pests then generate by-products that can trigger allergies.—
Nashia Baker,
Martha Stewart,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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