as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
we tend to spat over money more than anything else
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Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
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During the squabble, Darcey and Georgi bickered about the communication issues impacting their relationship, leaving Georgi’s parents Ginka and Ivan concerned about how healthy their son’s relationship was.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The fire is fought by four engines and two water tenders.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Others fought over locks of his hair.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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City officials argued that yoga — even when taught for free or by donation — is a commercial activity and not protected by the First Amendment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Residents acknowledged there’s always going to be some noise in a dense urban area like downtown, but argued the noise from cars and motorcycles is above the normal din.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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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
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Pentagon not releasing details about deployment As has happened in states across the country, federal agents and protesters have clashed regularly outside the ICE building in Portland, resulting in several arrests over the last few months.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Spatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spatted. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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