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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
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
As the number of satellites in orbit grows, particularly from mega-constellations, the risk of collisions and debris fallout is increasing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
This largely dreadful comedy had Billy Crystal as a PR flack trying to manage the fallout from megastars Catherine Zeta-Jones and John Cusack’s high-profile breakup, while trying to promote their disastrous upcoming movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
As the number of satellites in orbit grows, particularly from mega-constellations, the risk of collisions and debris fallout is increasing.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
In their roles as brutal, unrelenting divorce lawyers, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson go to war while their clients fall out of love in the latest trailer for All’s Fair.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallout
Verb
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The pair bicker and bond their way through the whimsical Panda Kingdom, a vibrant world that blends the everyday with the extraordinary, carrying animals and humans alike into something at once magical and mundane.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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After all, even repeating the consensus of the time is far from a surefire way of looking clever in 25 years, because various elements of the sport where there was a broad agreement about the direction of travel have proved misguided.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That move received blowback from Republicans and Democrats alike.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Still, Republicans risk blowback from voters by not trying.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Davis was a civil rights lawyer who fought to desegregate public schools in Texas.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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Among other resources, four engines have also been deployed to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Charmking Compression Socks Swollen legs and feet are an all-too-common side effect of flying, which is why flight attendants use compression socks to keep blood flowing and discomfort at bay.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Chemical Burns Another side effect, also due to the acidity of apple cider vinegar, is chemical burning.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though the resentencing hearing would still proceed, Hochman’s office would argue against it in court.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The weapon system would allow Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory and put the sort of pressure on Putin that Zelenskyy argues is needed to get the Russians to seriously engage in peace talks.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hexavalent chromium, a by-product of industrial processes such as metal fabricating and burning coal for electricity.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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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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“Fallout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallout. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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