as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a celebrated imbroglio involving some big names in the New York literary scene
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Recent Examples of imbroglio
The unusual imbroglio comes amid a multi-year billion-dollar project by UM to replace the aging, relatively Spartan residential facilities from its earliest years with the deluxe, amenity-laden accommodations that the university says are necessary to attract and retain students today.
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
When the transatlantic imbroglio started simmering, Robert Tramonte of Arlington, Virginia sought assurances.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The entire imbroglio spawned countless memes and mockery and put a national spotlight, for a few days, on the former colleagues.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recounting the history of the casino imbroglio, Marshall wrote that the 2018 statewide ballot issue that became Amendment 100 authorized casino gambling licenses in Crittenden, Garland, Jefferson and Pope counties.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
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Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2026
When the transatlantic imbroglio started simmering, Robert Tramonte of Arlington, Virginia sought assurances.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
The entire imbroglio spawned countless memes and mockery and put a national spotlight, for a few days, on the former colleagues.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recounting the history of the casino imbroglio, Marshall wrote that the 2018 statewide ballot issue that became Amendment 100 authorized casino gambling licenses in Crittenden, Garland, Jefferson and Pope counties.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbroglio
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In 2023, Archer settled intellectual property disputes with Boeing and its air taxi unit Wisk, and signed an agreement to collaborate on autonomous tech, and invested in the air taxi maker.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Carney acknowledged that while the US and Canada have had disputes, the countries have always worked through them, and that a more independent Canada makes the country a better ally.—
Reuters May 28,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Mullin is keeping them Noem had a host of controversies before her ouster.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The act has caused controversy.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The Grammy winner’s Ring camera caught the altercation when her private security intervened and tried to get Applegate to leave.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The altercation allegedly led to a brief fight in which the granddaughter is accused of pulling on one of the kids' hair before being separated.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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In May 2024, Jose Siri tried swinging at Uribe during a dugout-clearing quarrel.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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What was a calm discussion turned into a quarrel, and the new director of the facility came out to see what was going on.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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The back-and-forth continued a pattern of both sides suggesting an agreement was near, before signaling disagreement over many of the same sticking points, including the fate of Iran’s uranium and nuclear ambitions as well as freedom of navigation of the critical waterway.—
Kate Sullivan,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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However, the plan has not been formally approved by the city of San Diego, largely because of disagreements over the right of way.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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There are arguments each one in terms of the same themes of power and agency and wielding that.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
30 May 2026
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But these arguments, about how free expression is defined, whether art that offends is inherently harmful, and whose sensibilities determine what art gets shown to the public, would recur again and again.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The larger federal action was still a budget-and-eligibility fight dressed up in the language of reform.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Congress, not the budget, had the last word Behind the single lease sat a much larger fight.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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As the two team up and prepare to hit the stage — with a cake now decorated with Lili's name — Gary and JoAnne bicker in the audience.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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In our old travel life, a closed highway might have triggered a stressful bicker-fest over a paper map.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Imbroglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbroglio. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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