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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
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Though the new plane fell out of headlines for several months, officials told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that it was set to be ready for its new role as soon as this summer, following security and aesthetic renovations.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Allowing people who haven’t been properly trained to work as nurses creates a potential threat to public safety, and that’s the worst fallout from the Operation Nightingale scandal, some in the industry say.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Verb
Sheehan gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings Friday, his velocity wavering as his delivery fell out of sync.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Though the new plane fell out of headlines for several months, officials told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that it was set to be ready for its new role as soon as this summer, following security and aesthetic renovations.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2026
Noun
This was the reactor that exploded on April 26, 1986, and sent radioactive fallout across Europe.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
Allowing people who haven’t been properly trained to work as nurses creates a potential threat to public safety, and that’s the worst fallout from the Operation Nightingale scandal, some in the industry say.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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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
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The video went viral, and the two eventually bickered about it on social media later Sunday night.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Verb
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But my curiosity proved stronger than my nay-saying.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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The agency noted that criminal charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Disney received major blowback from the Hollywood community, where Kimmel is extremely popular.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In one scene in the novel, a black ram named Othello, who lives in misery in a carnival, forced to fight dogs, is visited in his pen by a strange ram bearing advice.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Trump has gone back and forth over whether the war will end, at times expressing optimism and at other times saying Russia and Ukraine should be left to fight it out to the bitter end.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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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
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Collier mostly welcomes the attention, but talked about a side effect of growing sports betting — death threats from disappointed bettors.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The nomination of Hamilton, who argued abolishing FEMA was not in the country’s best interests, is the latest indication of that change.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Going nuclear could help the state meet that demand, its proponents argue.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Noun
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This action is tied to national security concerns about supply chain risks, not a product-by-product security test of individual routers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Any social good that emerged was a mere by-product of the economic dynamism these relations were supposed to unleash.—
Hettie O'Brien,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.
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