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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
Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle are opening up about their falling out with Boy Meets World costar Ben Savage.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
The fallout has brought attention to a public agency that doesn’t typically find itself in the spotlight.
—Tess Riski
june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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Verb
The two men had a falling out in the early 2000s.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle are opening up about their falling out with Boy Meets World costar Ben Savage.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Noun
But many also greeted the news with skepticism, warning that GOP leaders could revive the effort after the November elections, when the political fallout might be less severe.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
The fallout has brought attention to a public agency that doesn’t typically find itself in the spotlight.
—Tess Riski
june 18, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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King bickered with fans on social media.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Tony D’Angelo has held the WWE NXT Championship for a few months and his upcoming title defense at The Great American Bash may prove to be his biggest test yet.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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The mix of tennis, badminton and table tennis has proven irresistible, easy to learn, social by nature and built for mixed-ability groups.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Noun
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After political blowback, including from Republicans, Blanche declared that the fund won't move forward, but continues to litigate lawsuits questioning its legality.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Trump is likely to face significant blowback from within his own party if the deal with Iran includes any financial benefits to Iran.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Starmer has vowed to fight any leadership contest, deepening the sense of crisis within the Labour Party.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Police said the bail agent and driver fought, and the agent fired one round, with the bullet striking the suspect in the arm.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Noun
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Occasional leakage, especially in children, whose inhibitory systems are still maturing, is less a feature than a side effect of running such a complicated piece of hardware every night without maintenance windows.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Opponents to the development argued that the circumstances are different and that the court's decision does not apply to the Greeley case.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Although peak performance continues to improve, the models also churn out copious amounts of garbage as a by-product, requiring heroic interventions to sift sense from slop.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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The by-product of his leadership will emerge if Sigur comfortably and confidently changes a game for Canada in the World Cup.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 June 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 21 Jun. 2026.
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