QUARREL (WITH) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

quarrel (with)

verb

Definition of quarrel (with)

as in to object (to)

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Germany regains calm after unrest More than 100,000 mostly young people protested peacefully across Germany on Saturday, demanding that the government invest more money in education, housing, climate protection and make daily life more affordable.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, police in Portugal early Sunday forcibly cleared a tent camp set up in Lisbon by activists protesting against high housing costs.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026

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Someone else even complained about the self-clean feature ruining their appliance.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2026
By July, morale among immigration officers had dipped below its nadir during the Biden Administration, with agents now complaining of being overextended, inundated with novice recruits, and undermined by inflammatory rhetoric from on high.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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