as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a basketball coach whose ranting rhubarbs with officials are the stuff of legend
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Recent Examples of rhubarb
Wine and supernova lovers can pair their Cyprus Hills visit with a bottle of either haskap, cherry or rhubarb, available at the nearby Cypress Hills Winery, Armstrong suggested.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Special waffles offered at various times of the year are peaches and cream strawberry, lemonade, and strawberry rhubarb.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Back at home, log on with breakfast of rhubarb compote, walnuts, and a latte.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 11 Aug. 2025
Each all-butter pastry is about the length of a dollar bill, and they're generously filled with a strawberry-rhubarb mixture that is tender and juicy.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Special waffles offered at various times of the year are peaches and cream strawberry, lemonade, and strawberry rhubarb.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Back at home, log on with breakfast of rhubarb compote, walnuts, and a latte.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 11 Aug. 2025
Each all-butter pastry is about the length of a dollar bill, and they're generously filled with a strawberry-rhubarb mixture that is tender and juicy.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhubarb
Noun
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Hip-Hop has equally thrived on legendary quarrels and strong relationships.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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In May, Van Hecke was involved in an altercation in training with then-Brighton team-mate Joao Pedro.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Sanchez, 38, was involved in an altercation with the 69-year-old truck driver in the early-morning hours of Saturday, when police said the driver allegedly stabbed Sanchez while defending himself during a fight.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The dispute occurred during a hearing on a Republican bill to ban public funds for health care for undocumented immigrants.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The controversy erupted when her fans, famously known as Swifties, found clues of AI usage in the twelve videos that housed the clues to the final puzzle.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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After the Bud Light ad campaign ran and online controversy began, Bryan posted on X condemning transphobia.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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Congressional Democrats have not sought to change that, at least not in the current spending fight.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The administration has also called out the arrest of Sortor, a 27-year-old conservative influencer, amid protests outside the ICE facility in Portland during what police characterized as a fight.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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An even more crucial disagreement is over the party’s relationship to electoral politics.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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McNeill said one argument in favor of the EV sector continuing to grow is the vehicles’ increasing utility far beyond transportation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here's a look at both arguments.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each frame evokes the gauzy coziness and charm of peak-era '80s horror films such as Silver Bullet (1985), with its wilder elements anchored by a murderers' row of accomplished performers.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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On Sunday, Sánchez-Bezos also attended the Balenciaga spring 2026 fashion show, sitting front row among Meghan Markle, Anne Hathaway, and other celebrities.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Rhubarb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhubarb. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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