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or quarrelled
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds
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Recent Examples of quarreled
Mayor Sue Finkam found the dollars to quell many concerns from city councilors about the budget, but officials still quarreled over the transparency of some dollars earmarked for Carmel’s legal department.
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Jake Allen, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Franklin’s son and grandson quarreled.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
As a couple, Erin, who runs an equestrian center at her home in Reno, and Serafini, who since 2017 had worked as an equipment operator at a remote Nevada gold mine, often quarreled with Gary and Wendy.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jake Allen, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
Franklin’s son and grandson quarreled.
—Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.
—Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
As a couple, Erin, who runs an equestrian center at her home in Reno, and Serafini, who since 2017 had worked as an equipment operator at a remote Nevada gold mine, often quarreled with Gary and Wendy.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarreled
Verb
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cotton argued the shutdown’s cause was not the expiring health care subsidies, but rather Democrats’ fear of blowback from their supporters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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Nardin argued for a change in the mindset that automatically favors large-scale production of a single product.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Players fought, fought, fought, gave us every chance in the world.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Germany and France fought centuries of bloody wars before becoming the bedrock of the European Union.—
Jon Medved,
semafor.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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As a councilman, Calvo often clashed with Bovo over city services and emergency response.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two clashed over law enforcement credentials and public safety.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Quarreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarreled. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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