fall out 1 of 2

verb

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1
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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2
as in to prove
to come to be I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise

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fallout

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noun

as in blowback

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Recent Examples of fall out
Verb
We were let loose to find our limits on a fast, flowing section of trail that let slower riders fall out while faster ones could pass on the high side of berms. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026 If not, the Royals will likely fall out of the top eight, but still be the top seed in the Class 2A bracket. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
Noun
But this season, the show has reckoned so much with this type of emotional fallout that the scenes are feeling a little redundant and drippy. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 The fallout showed up immediately in trade data, with US alcohol exports to Canada plunging and remaining well below previous levels. — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
  1. bicker
  2. prove
  3. blowback
  4. fight
  5. side effect
  6. argue
  7. by-product
  8. spat
Verb
  • The two are fond but sick of each other, at times bickering with real melancholy and malice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The two of them together, just 17 months apart, shared playlists, bickered over where to stop during Apple CarPlay calls, pulled up beside me and faded away with silly faces, encapsulating 20 years of my life in my rearview mirror.
    — Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bicker
Verb
  • His public events have focused on his pet projects in Washington, which have proven unpopular with voters.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The evidence in this case has proven that Colorado’s anti-discrimination laws and policies are not a backdoor attempt to compel or control religion.
    — Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of prove
Noun
  • The lawmaker faced blowback from some inside his party this year for meeting privately with Kushner, first reported by The New York Times and later confirmed by Jeffries.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Still, Smart's comments received some blowback, with some adding that Smart's doing pretty well financially, and that coaches have frequently displayed a financially-motivated lack of loyalty or commitment to stick with their teams.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of blowback
Verb
  • Brown's career started as well as anyone could have imagined, as the former sixth-round-pick from Central Michigan went from fighting to earn a roster spot to becoming one of the most prolific wide receivers in Pittsburgh franchise history.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The American Gaming Association has been fighting prediction markets as unlicensed gambling.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of fight
Noun
  • By comparison, minor electrode burns are the primary side effect sometimes reported from at-home tDCS devices—not nothing, but less disruptive to daily life than antidepressant medications, for instance.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Make sure to ask your doctor what type of chemotherapy you’re being put on and if nail lifting is a possible side effect.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of side effect
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  • The plaintiffs argued that Trump’s order exceeds his presidential authority and violates the Constitution, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Privacy Act.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If El-Sayed loses, there will be a fight over blame between Democrats who spent tens of millions of dollars to support him and progressives who’ll argue that the party establishment can’t be trusted when leftist candidates win a nomination.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of argue
Noun
  • One can treat it as an indelible feature of human psychology, an unavoidable by-product of our appetite for simplicity and affiliation.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Evidence remains mixed, and dreams could also be an experiential by-product of useful sleeping-brain activity, rather than an adaptation with its own job description.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of by-product
Verb
  • Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • 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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