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quibble

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noun

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Recent Examples of quibble
Verb
Behind closed doors and then eventually in media sessions, Vermes quibbled that Sporting’s spending hadn’t kept up with the rest of the league, leaving a stale roster. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2025 And for suborbital space tourism, quibbling over definitions can take on a life of its own. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
But those gripes strike me as nothing more than minor quibbles. Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 My only quibble is the costume team’s decision to accessorize Smoke in blue and Stack in flame red. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quibble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quibble
Verb
  • His team-mates celebrated; the Boca players complained furiously, surrounding the referee and pointing at Marchesin.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • Many have complained that American alternatives for some foreign imports may be unavailable or are too expensive.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Democrats, led by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, had argued that in recent decades Congress gradually surrendered war-making powers to the president.
    Robert Jimison, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett argued only the Supreme Court can provide such universal relief.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Reports have indicated that Punk had the option to turn down performing at the event but did not voice any objections.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • If leaders moved ahead without altering the provisions, the measures could be challenged, requiring a 60-vote threshold to overcome objections.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • There may be more to it and perhaps PCS will nitpick.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The defense nitpicked at different parts of the evidence charts, noting that some sections were lacking.
    NBC News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • In 2012, surviving members of the Beach Boys reunited for a 50th anniversary album, which quickly hit the Top 10 before the group again bickered and separated.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 June 2025
  • Vance memes, framing the vice president as the troubled child of bickering parents.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • As a storyteller, Tyagi isn’t too fussed about making his plot persuasive — the ease with which Nair and his co-counsel Dilreet Gill, played by Ananya Panday, manage to uncover evidence defies logic.
    Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Throughout the footage, Leah, from Fort Worth, Texas, can be seen fussing Lunch Box and fawning over her sweet foster pup.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • The city argued the policy was confidential, and would interfere with the department’s ability to fight crime.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
  • The fire has been fought by 16 engines, seven water tenders, three dozers and three hand crews.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time These changes have angered locals from Brownsville and the beach towns of Port Isabel and South Padre Island across the bay from the launch site, and brought opposition like this protest today.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • So far immigration protests have cost the city of Los Angeles nearly $20 million.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025

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“Quibble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quibble. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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