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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
But nothing gold can stay, and sometime between my 10th and 20th birthdays, Uggs fell out of style.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 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
Minott fell out of Mazzulla’s rotation before his injury.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 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
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
Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 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
Minott fell out of Mazzulla’s rotation before his injury.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 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
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
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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Purple proved to be the most challenging.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Michael Owens / Getty Images Rodgers completed 11 of 14 passes in the 4th quarter for 133 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds remaining in the game that proved to be the game-winner.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The state has argued that males have biological advantages over females, and that the law was intended to protect women’s sports.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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But advocates argued that merely checking a box to satisfy an audit does not necessarily mean improvements in animal welfare, as evidenced by several troubling incidents that occurred last year, which is why advocates want greater transparency into how the city is fulfilling its obligations.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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There are many reasons why America bucks this global trend, but much of it comes down to an historic reliance on unions to fight for time off and their waning influence today, coupled with a demanding work culture that hasn’t evolved much since the industrial revolution.—
Joe O’Connor,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Many plants and animals have evolved many defenses to keep them safe from predators.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Firefighters fought the fire both inside and outside the house, and additional firefighters went inside to search for people.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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And neither do the AI-skeptics who fought the hardest for it.—
Julie Samuels,
New York Daily News,
11 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 15 Jan. 2026.
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