Thesaurus results for IMBROGLIOS

imbroglios

noun

plural of imbroglio

as in disputes

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 imbroglios However, various legal imbroglios about ownership — including a claim by descendants of Cantinflas — led to the collection dropping from public sight in Mexico after 2007. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 The dozens of lawsuits that followed had been entangled in legal imbroglios about how to interpret the untested law. — Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 These people online have also said that the Owens family has long lived way beyond their means, while Ronn Owens and Jan Black should take responsibility for enabling their daughter’s costly legal imbroglios with these different men, who also have faced harm to their reputations in the process. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The June agreement collapsed after disputes over the memo's vague wording, including language related to who would control the strait.

— Ava Pukatch, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
Makary's time at the agency was defined by scientific disputes, leadership changes and a string of media stories detailing low morale and internal dysfunction among staffers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disputes

Noun

Domestic altercations can quickly spin out of control, making them among the most dangerous types of calls.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Tchouameni and Valverde were involved in two separate altercations, a day apart, in May, with the latter taken to hospital to undergo assessments after sustaining a head injury during the second incident.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of altercations

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In recent months, OpenAI has become faster at responding to public controversies.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
The vote will occur amid a collection of controversies and arrives at the end of a summer that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of controversies

Noun

The organization believes some of these conversations and disagreements among board members are drawing time and attention away from students, many of whom are Hispanic and come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Told through Paula’s perspective, the story delves into the relationship between the two athletes, exploring the challenges, disagreements, and partnership that helped shape one of the most successful eras in Brazilian sports.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of disagreements

Noun

Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
On the new series, some House of Stassi castmembers raised their quarrels with Maloney joining their cast.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of quarrels

Noun

These feats of inclusion are hard fought, and the Academy likes to award them (even when its membership likely includes people who made those fights hard in the first place).

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Many of the fights being waged here are still being waged today.

— Lucy Sante, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fights

Noun

The slew of events begins with a formal arrival ceremony later on Wednesday, just as a judge is expected to hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by the three news outlets the president banned from the White House last week.

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors and the defense rested their cases after closing arguments concluded on Thursday.

— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of arguments

Noun

Arendt herself complicated matters by calling it journalism instead of philosophy, which added to the misunderstandings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
Clear, descriptive communication with your doctor helps prevent those misunderstandings.

— Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026

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