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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
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
However, after their last tour in 2010, Wynonna and her mother had a falling out and stopped speaking.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Reeti Malhotra
may 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
But OpenAI is also yet to make a profit, leading some investors to question the potential for a wider fallout in stock markets should the company continue on that path.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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Verb
Now the fate of the Blackstone hangs in the balance, and potential suitors are not exactly falling out of the trees.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
However, after their last tour in 2010, Wynonna and her mother had a falling out and stopped speaking.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
The restaurant and its upstairs music venue, the Russ Room, closed in June 2024 after owners cited declining foot traffic, rising labor and food costs and lingering economic fallout from COVID-19.
—Reeti Malhotra
may 22, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
But OpenAI is also yet to make a profit, leading some investors to question the potential for a wider fallout in stock markets should the company continue on that path.
—Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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Whereas The Late Show’s prior steward, David Letterman, was happier to playfully bicker with guests, his successor took a surprisingly heady path.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Since then, showrunner Tim Minear and the rest of the writers have played up the actors' natural chemistry, playing into both the characters' bickering dynamic and their willingness to do anything, including risking their lives, for one another.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
Verb
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But the team’s youth and inexperience proved to be a strength, not a weakness.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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But claims that Los Angeles — alongside New York — was the safest big city are generally considered overstated rather than conclusively proven.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The social media blowback exploded like a digital Montezuma’s revenge.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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After a tidal wave of blowback that culminated in a lawsuit, a nonprofit health system has reversed course in its plan to replace its Oregon emergency physicians with a national chain.—
Tara Bannow,
STAT,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The city’s directors have apparently decided that if crowns are going to be fought over, audiences might as well sweat a little, too.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford, who fought against mandatory ICE cooperation legislation this spring, is now preparing to voluntarily sign a 287(g) agreement for the warrant service officer program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Wu presents that as both a side effect of the current landscape and a virtue in terms of staying agile as models improve.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Lellio tried not to worry, thinking the pain might be a side effect of IDF medications.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Anyone seriously arguing now that money wasn't a major or even the decisive factor here?—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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At the civil trial, plaintiffs argued Parker failed to properly investigate the reports of the gun.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The bacteria’s digestion produces toxic sulfur as a by-product, however.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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As a by-product, anaerobic glycolysis creates lactic acid, which can accumulate and become toxic.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
13 May 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 23 May. 2026.
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