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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
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Rookies fell out with their bosses all the time, who, in turn, complained about the impossibility of getting good help these days.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
The potential international fallout from that attitude came through in a recent meeting of the International Maritime Organization, when US officials successfully campaigned to kill plans to impose a carbon fee on shipping.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Two weeks ago, 33-year-old Luis Barajas was sitting in a Broncos community-partnership meeting when a surprise fell out of the sky.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
Rookies fell out with their bosses all the time, who, in turn, complained about the impossibility of getting good help these days.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Reportedly, there was an attempt to protect them from the fallout.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2025
The potential international fallout from that attitude came through in a recent meeting of the International Maritime Organization, when US officials successfully campaigned to kill plans to impose a carbon fee on shipping.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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The pair bicker and bond their way through the whimsical Panda Kingdom, a vibrant world that blends the everyday with the extraordinary, carrying animals and humans alike into something at once magical and mundane.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The middle class, desperate to prove this distinction too, would spend an outsized portion of their income on glimmering dresses and other purchases meant to be seen by others.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, new legislation unveiled on Tuesday by a Virginia Democrat aims to help small businesses avoid the blowback from this and future government shutdowns.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an exclusive interview with Fortune, Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi said that while the White House may be aiming to lift sentiment ahead of midterms, the Fed fears rising unemployment and political blowback if America enters a recession.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More than other age groups, teens have to fight to stay on a schedule that doesn't match their biology.—
NPR,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since taking office, Manzo, often seen wearing a bulletproof vest, had called on the federal government to do more to fight organized crime while expressing fears for his own safety.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The success of the track and the music video has had an unusual side effect.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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That side effect was not seen with ALZ-801, which works by preventing amyloid plaques from forming in the first place.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When its army entered Gaza in late 1956, the Israeli government argued that national security interests required it to control the Strip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The issue of filing deadlines wasn't argued before the Supreme Court, nor the circuit court, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In countries where films have been reduced to mere by-products of the wider audiovisual industry, cinema itself faces an existential threat.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Adding Tren de Aragua to this particular cause was a by-product of the 2024 Presidential campaign.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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 10 Nov. 2025.
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