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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 falls out
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
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Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Mittelstadt, on the other hand, falls out of favor with Sturm.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
As of today the Red Sox and Tigers have the same record, so if Detroit loses its series to Cleveland and falls out of first place in the AL Central, the two clubs could conceivably be in a dead heat for one of the last Wild Card spots.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Anyone who falls out of those categories is allowed to get a prescription for the vaccine after discussing it with their doctor.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
DeSantis has set a modern-era record by executing nine inmates this year — even as the vast majority of states, 40, have executed none as the death penalty increasingly falls out of favor.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Mittelstadt, on the other hand, falls out of favor with Sturm.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
As of today the Red Sox and Tigers have the same record, so if Detroit loses its series to Cleveland and falls out of first place in the AL Central, the two clubs could conceivably be in a dead heat for one of the last Wild Card spots.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Anyone who falls out of those categories is allowed to get a prescription for the vaccine after discussing it with their doctor.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
DeSantis has set a modern-era record by executing nine inmates this year — even as the vast majority of states, 40, have executed none as the death penalty increasingly falls out of favor.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falls out
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Kalshi argues that paying for a geolocation suite would come with dire financial consequences.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Armstrong argues that the jump likely reflects more of a gradual increase over time, due to common economic factors across the region, and notes that residents most often became homeless due to job and income losses.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Wi-Fi mesh system proves itself as reliable, low-stress coverage, now $105 off.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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This feature proves useful in combat, EOD, and anti-drone work.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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The National Guard is deployed in three American states and the District of Columbia, while the federal government fights in court for deployments in Illinois and Oregon -- where the states' governors have protested the orders -- to be upheld as legal.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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The memo also clashes with a 2019 law that requires back pay for federal workers.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
8 Oct. 2025
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But over-protective matriarch Gladys Gibbes (Octavia Spencer) is a celebrity chef who clashes with Rachel.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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If planting in rows for cuttings, space rows 12 inches apart.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Falls out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falls%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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