Thesaurus results for KICK UP

kickup

noun

ˈkik-ˌəp

Definition of kickup

as in altercation

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions after their last kickup, they didn't speak to each other for a week

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After the altercation, the juvenile employee recalled that Grayson appeared to lower herself to the floor in the dining area.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Kelce was among their teammates who stepped in to break up the altercation.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of altercation

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The release of Fauci's text messages could further rekindle a yearslong dispute between Fauci and congressional Republicans about how the federal government's former top infectious disease expert responded to the coronavirus pandemic.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Creditors rarely challenge such plans because most disputes are resolved earlier.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dispute

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As Crowley sprinted across the state to capture undecided voters, Hong was batting down controversies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
But controversies tied to the people around him — most recently antisemitic and white nationalist social media posts by his son-in-law — have dogged him throughout his campaign.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of controversy

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The fight over the plan to sell off parts of the World Cup and other signature FIFA events to private businesses has tested that bulletproof presidency.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The vote capped off a bruising confirmation fight, with Blanche’s loyalty to Trump at the center of the stalemate.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of fight

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The judges eventually discuss the clothes — but there, too, things get dramatic, with a lot of disagreement between Law and the other judges.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Although proposals for a memorial had emerged shortly after Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, decades of political disagreement over its design, location and purpose had delayed construction.

— Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of disagreement

Noun

Washington decidedthat the argument had already been won and stopped making it.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Features like autoplay, infinite scroll and algorithmic content recommendations have been the prime targets of legal arguments that social media platforms are designed to be addictive.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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