quarrel (with)

verb

Definition of quarrel (with)next
as in to object (to)

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  1. protest
  2. complain
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  • The senator even admonished Republican staffers who were protesting outside a DC meeting between the candidate and Senate Democrats.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • Government repression increasingly targeted Catholic clergy in communities in Quiché, and Gerardi began to openly protest the violent acts.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
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  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • At the local level, administrators often complain there is little clarity on what is expected of them and, too often, outright conflict.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of complain
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“Quarrel (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrel%20%28with%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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