as in altercations
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
like any couple, they have their spats
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as in bickers
to express different opinions about something often angrily
we tend to spat over money more than anything else
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Recent Examples of spats
Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
As with other such contract spats, this one looks centered on higher programming fees being sought by Fox Corp.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Starr's business partner Keith McNally — known for iconic eateries like Balthazar and social media spats with celebrities like James Corden — established his brand for years before the duo partnered up.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Local spats could now feed into a mass movement that spread far beyond individual disputes between a peasant and a particularly nasty abbot or lord.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
In addition to the cohosts getting into memorable spats over Harris' bid for the presidency, during a pre-2024 election interview on the show in October of last year, Harris responded to one of Hostin's questions that inquired about differentiating herself from President Biden's policies.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
As with other such contract spats, this one looks centered on higher programming fees being sought by Fox Corp.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Starr's business partner Keith McNally — known for iconic eateries like Balthazar and social media spats with celebrities like James Corden — established his brand for years before the duo partnered up.
—Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spats
Noun
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He’s also been involved in multiple public altercations and legal disputes, including a 2018 arrest over a parking spot dispute in New York City.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Many of the people devouring YoungBoy’s endless stream of new music have also been devouring news of his various altercations and legal cases.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Several of these schools have already had funding disputes with the administration.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Regular clashes have long occurred on the 1,600-mile-long border over land disputes, but since the 2021 Taliban takeover, Islamabad has accused the Taliban of providing safe-haven to anti-Pakistan militants.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Emmer acknowledged the disagreements but didn’t dwell on them.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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There remain many disagreements in detail but hardly any in essence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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The National Guard is deployed in three American states and the District of Columbia, while the federal government fights in court for deployments in Illinois and Oregon -- where the states' governors have protested the orders -- to be upheld as legal.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
9 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
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Kalshi argues that paying for a geolocation suite would come with dire financial consequences.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Armstrong argues that the jump likely reflects more of a gradual increase over time, due to common economic factors across the region, and notes that residents most often became homeless due to job and income losses.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Continue reading … RADIO SILENCE – Spanberger’s muted response to dual controversies shapes narrative in final stretch of race.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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And these controversies reliably delay the end of a federal court’s longstanding oversight of the department.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Spats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spats. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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