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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
Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, many older fans had already fallen out of love with these pictures.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Tariffs remain the primary mover of stock prices, putting market strategists and everyday investors in the near-impossible position of anticipating Trump’s next decision and its potential fallout, the analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Both teams fell out of the ugly tree before the game, but the Brewers’ side had more branches on it.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, many older fans had already fallen out of love with these pictures.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
So far, both sides have publicly indicated little intent to take any tangible first step to resolve the impasse and limit the global economic fallout from tit-for-tat measures.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Tariffs remain the primary mover of stock prices, putting market strategists and everyday investors in the near-impossible position of anticipating Trump’s next decision and its potential fallout, the analysts said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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Trump, who appointed Powell during his first term, has long bickered with the Fed chair over interest rates.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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Laurie stormed off and had a bummer of a night, hanging out with Valentin and his grifter Russian buddies at a Muay Thai fight — and ultimately fleeing half-dressed from one of their angry girlfriends — while Jaclyn and Kate stayed behind and bickered some more.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first three days of the season took care of such foolish rookie thoughts and proved to be a humbling, but learning, experience.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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Naysayers insisted that increasing content costs would match the company’s rapid topline and subscriber growth, and profits would prove illusory.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While progressives are pulling big crowds at town halls, Republicans are facing blowback from angry Democrats and independents at forums back home.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration’s more confrontational approach to traditional allies, particularly those in Europe, will undoubtedly color attempts at export control diplomacy, and some European states may be reluctant to concede too much, given the risks of domestic political blowback.—
Nikita Lalwani,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2025
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In the final season of the Emmy-winning drama series, June will fight to take down Gilead with Luke and Moira joining the resistance, per Hulu.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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No medication cures measles, only time and the hope that a child’s body can fight it.—
Dan Sweeney,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Antidepressants in general may cause side effects including an upset gastrointestinal tract, decreased libido, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tremor or temperature changes, according to Joseph.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the cancer progresses or as a side effect of cancer treatments, other symptoms may occur that have an impact on their quality of life.—
Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Mills argued the clause blocks the lawsuit because the Federal Tort Claims Act directs federal judges to interpret the merits of this type of case based on state law.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Those sanctuary jurisdictions argue that collaborating with ICE would drain their resources, and undermine trust between police and immigrant communities.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But a will to shock has never ranked high among Cronenberg’s priorities; the audience’s horror has always felt less like a goal than like a by-product of a rigorously analytical process, in which sensations are subjugated to ideas.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Recycling Whey Into Unique Spirits Liquid whey, a by-product of cheesemaking, is a burden for most cheesemakers, with billions of pounds produced in the U.S. each year - a 9:1 ratio with the amount of cheese made.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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