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as in bickered
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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as in proved
to come to be
I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise
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Recent Examples of fell out
After some years of power-sharing, Khan fell out of favor with the military establishment and was ousted from office after a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.
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Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
That trend accelerated with the Great Recession, when the bottom fell out of the industry.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
After the crash, Louisville resident Justin Dunn and his son watched as what appeared to be debris fell out of the sky.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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
The biggest glitch came nine weeks out when Andrew Garfield fell out of availability.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
But language is always evolving, and these meanings fell out of use long ago.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Single-family homes in San Diego County fell out of the $1 million club with Orange County in August.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
That trend accelerated with the Great Recession, when the bottom fell out of the industry.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
After the crash, Louisville resident Justin Dunn and his son watched as what appeared to be debris fell out of the sky.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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
The biggest glitch came nine weeks out when Andrew Garfield fell out of availability.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
But language is always evolving, and these meanings fell out of use long ago.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Single-family homes in San Diego County fell out of the $1 million club with Orange County in August.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell out
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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But the original plan for an open-air rooftop bar proved too open-air in Texas weather.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Good teams get the job done with no empathy and little fuss, but a run of five victories in six fixtures in all competitions proved misleading.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 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
Verb
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Advertisement Adams’ blog posts later evolved into daily videos shared on Periscope, which became an official video podcast in 2018.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rodrik’s thinking about the global economy has evolved.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his remarks, Sures saluted his late father, who fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mayor Sue Finkam found the dollars to quell many concerns from city councilors about the budget, but officials still quarreled over the transparency of some dollars earmarked for Carmel’s legal department.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Franklin’s son and grandson quarreled.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Protesters continued to clashed with law enforcement early Friday morning on Coast Guard Island in Alameda County, where CBP was supposed to stage before launching its Bay Area raids.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Federal immigration officials have followed people in their cars, rappelled from helicopters in an apartment building raid, and clashed with protesters at a facility in the suburbs.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Fell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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