as in disputes
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
frightened by noise of the squabble, the cat hid under the couch
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as in bickers
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the children squabbled loudly over who got to play with the toy first
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Recent Examples of squabbles
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Locals are happy to regale you with tales of family squabbles and fishing exploits at any of the seaside watering holes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Season two is largely about power dynamics and money squabbles between players, co-workers, family members and friends.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The playground squabbles should be sorted out with a good clout round to the head.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But even with the reduced wishlist, many bills died in House-Senate squabbles.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
But the amount of water flowing downstream has been dropping due to a long-term drought at the same time, causing squabbles among the states over who gets how much for farming, drinking and industrial uses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Space multiple feeders out of sight to avoid hummingbird squabbles.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
But even the past shows signs of treading water, with the team returning to schoolgirl squabbles while their survival isn’t in immediate danger.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Locals are happy to regale you with tales of family squabbles and fishing exploits at any of the seaside watering holes.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
Season two is largely about power dynamics and money squabbles between players, co-workers, family members and friends.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The playground squabbles should be sorted out with a good clout round to the head.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
Nicky and Morgan get accidentally sucked into the vortex of a nasty crime syndicate after Morgan squabbles with a clerk (Boran Kuzum) about jewelry at a store and then filches it.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But even with the reduced wishlist, many bills died in House-Senate squabbles.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
But the amount of water flowing downstream has been dropping due to a long-term drought at the same time, causing squabbles among the states over who gets how much for farming, drinking and industrial uses.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
Space multiple feeders out of sight to avoid hummingbird squabbles.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squabbles
Noun
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Dela Rosa’s legal predicament came as political disputes escalated between the Duterte family and Marcos.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The rival superpowers entered the summit divided over thorny issues including Taiwan, trade disputes and the Iran war.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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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Avoid money quarrels with everyone.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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His quarrels with Massie and interest in relitigating the 2020 election seem to animate him more, too.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Miller now sits at 28 career UFC wins (most all-time), 48 UFC fights (most all-time), 20 UFC finishes (second only to Charles Oliveira), and 16 post-fight bonuses (tied for third with Nate Diaz, behind only Donald Cerrone).—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The winter stretched before us with dinner parties to host, movies to go to, and fights to be had with my father about this and that.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
Noun
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New reports don’t end disagreements The latest raft of reporting, with mysterious figures and unexplained sounds, has not yet made a believer out of skeptic Benjamin Radford.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The new restaurant takes over the former Biscuit & Hogs space, which closed amid legal disagreements.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Bonta argues Bianco violated state law and the attorney general’s authority by removing ballots from official custody without identifying a specific crime or suspect.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That creative legacy, Santiago argues, is now a competitive advantage.—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Sunday’s defeat at Barcelona capped an embarrassing week for Madrid, marked by altercations between players in training that led the club to fine Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni 500,000 euros ($589,000) each.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
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The cases stemmed from a series of allegations, each made that the other acted violently in a series of altercations that month.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Azure Blue Azure blue also clashes with the warm, 3000K, soft white bulb that most of us prefer for a relaxing soak.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Go-getter Mars also clashes with Uranus today, creating a restless, impulsive undercurrent that can be difficult to ignore.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Squabbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squabbles. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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