1
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
Minott fell out of head coach Joe Mazzulla’s rotation in late December, logging just three garbage-time minutes over six games before his injury.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But nothing gold can stay, and sometime between my 10th and 20th birthdays, Uggs fell out of style.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Monk, who fell out of coach Doug Christie’s rotation recently, went 9 of 15 from the field and 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
And the father and son eventually fell out.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Produced by Cate Le Bon and composed by the band inside studios owned by Jeff Tweedy and Gilla Band, Secret Love would be a return to form, but Dry Cleaning never fell out of shape in the first place.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But nothing gold can stay, and sometime between my 10th and 20th birthdays, Uggs fell out of style.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
Monk, who fell out of coach Doug Christie’s rotation recently, went 9 of 15 from the field and 7 of 9 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
And the father and son eventually fell out.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Produced by Cate Le Bon and composed by the band inside studios owned by Jeff Tweedy and Gilla Band, Secret Love would be a return to form, but Dry Cleaning never fell out of shape in the first place.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell out
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The actors jokingly bickered about their history with the ceremony, with Cheadle remarking that Clooney hadn’t won since 2026 winner Timothée Chalamet was 3 years old.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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The Magna Reserva succeeded yet proved part of a policy that ensured the vast majority of Venezuela’s resource would remain exactly where Chávez found it—trapped in the heavy silence of the subsurface.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors are confident the investigation proved the other men in Debe's life, including Jeff Freeburg, were not involved in her murder.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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So, Hippocrates argued, the illness of epilepsy must be caused, like any other illness, by imbalance, not demons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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As baseball has evolved starting pitchers have seen their usage rate drop, meaning nobody is ever going to post the gaudy totals seen throughout the 20th century.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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The luxury travel landscape has evolved.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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For instance, Schultz has steadfastly fought against performing blood transfusions in the field, despite the federal government’s offer of billions of dollars in grants to pay for them.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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His daughter Nenen has since fought to get his killing — by forces directed by an influential family allied with the then-government — officially acknowledged.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
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For the past seven months, SDC has quarreled with state officials and lawmakers over its community action agency title.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
26 Nov. 2025
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Rhoden's biggest political victory this year was getting the state Legislature to sign off on a $650 million plan in September to replace the 141-year-old state penitentiary, an issue the Legislature had quarreled over for years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Nov. 2025
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Four Democratic-Farm-Labor Party lawmakers who chair state Senate education committees cited Minneapolis Public Schools canceling classes and extracurricular activities last week after federal agents reportedly clashed with students and staff during Roosevelt High School’s dismissal on Wednesday.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The two countries have clashed in a border dispute, causing dozens of civilian and military deaths and forcing tens of thousands of civilians on both sides to evacuate.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Fell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20out. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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