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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 fallout
Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Michael Che's backstage confrontation with Ye was recently revealed in a documentary about the artist formerly known as Kanye West — and now, the comedian is sharing new details about the fallout from their tense conversation.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2025
Henry has rarely let the ball fall out of his hands through his career, but this was the third time in three weeks that a fumble changed the course of the game.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The first six episodes reveal the circumstances that led to that robbery, and the final two depict the fallout from that tragic evening.
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Michael Che's backstage confrontation with Ye was recently revealed in a documentary about the artist formerly known as Kanye West — and now, the comedian is sharing new details about the fallout from their tense conversation.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Trump’s friendship with Epstein has long been a subject of scrutiny, though the president has consistently sought to distance himself from the disgraced financier following a reported falling out over a 2004 real estate deal.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2025
Henry has rarely let the ball fall out of his hands through his career, but this was the third time in three weeks that a fumble changed the course of the game.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallout
Verb
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Other witnesses indicated that the shooter was a third person who entered the fight between Runnels and Collins’ nephew after the two had already started to bicker, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Master classes with Mann and Kogonada drew capacity crowds, while the Actors’ House program featuring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and Ninomiya Kazunari proved particularly popular.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Sep. 2025
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Could prove revolutionary for photonics This new material could be very useful in things like photonics, where computing and devices that use light (photons) instead of electricity (electrons) are used.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Thursday’s vote puts an end to a monthslong saga that began over the summer when the proposal landed on a June meeting agenda without prior public discussion or vetting, generating blowback from residents.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The director requested anonymity for themself and the district out of concern about potential blowback.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Similarly to their meeting last year, Georgia trailed early and managed to fight its way back.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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But instead of fighting my body and losing, now my body and I fight together against our enemy, anxiety.—
Jack Korngold,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That human disconnect isn't just a side effect of modernization.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is when a doctor can help determine whether the issue is a blockage, a nerve problem, a side effect of medication or something else entirely.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Abrego Garcia’s lawyers have argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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During oral arguments at the Arizona Supreme Court, attorney Eric Fraser, who argued on behalf of the state, didn't deny political violence occurred in the country.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The sticky, toxic by-product of renewable energy production has haunted the industry for decades, causing headaches for engineers and researchers alike.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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The microscope was an unintentional by-product of the VideoDisc technology the company had been struggling to bring to market since the mid-1960s.—
Allison Marsh,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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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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“Fallout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallout. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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