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Recent Examples of tiff
Noun
As seen in the first episode of season 7, the two divorcees got into a bit of a nasty tiff. Madeleine Marr july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025 Even if the European Union’s tariff tiff with the U.S. is settled with smiles on both sides, the outlook for Europe’s automakers is challenging, as China’s import thrust gathers pace and consumer demand remains weak. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 After Republicans capitalized on using social media to win the 2024 elections, the party has run into some tiffs since November that political insiders don’t see stopping anytime soon. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025 Last December, a tiff erupted between billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, on the one side, and MAGA champions including Steve Bannon, over the formers’ claims that H-1B workers are needed because the homegrown tech workforce is inadequate. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiff
Noun
  • Harvard’s quarrel with Trump is the extreme example: in March, the administration revoked the university’s ability to grant travel visas, though Harvard’s deal with the University of Toronto may circumvent this issue for now.
    Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • The two quarrel over the Ukrainian leader’s outfit before trading jabs in the air with Trump firing a water gun at the Ukrainian president.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Sunny and Ulla have a tendency to bicker, and each can resort to brandishing cultural stereotypes as a cudgel when arguing with the other.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
  • That was the thing that gave us the ability to feel quite free in the scenes — not changing the words or changing the sense of the scene — but trust trying different things, having that bickering back and forth, finding that easygoing relationship between the two of them.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • While a competitive edge — even among teammates — is encouraged during NFL training camps, no one wants to see the quarterback involved in physical altercations.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Those involved in the altercation fled before police arrived, Gonzalez said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The notice comes in the midst of a broader legal dispute between Wilson and The Deb's producers.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Peter was working on Chime’s internal tools for managing customer support and disputes.
    Jeff Kauflin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In 2022, only 22 percent of Ukrainians favored a negotiated end to the war, and 73 percent favored Ukraine fighting until victory.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • For nonprofits, this means less time fighting fires and more time delivering impact.
    Saurav Bhattacharya, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The controversy kicked off in June when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its plans to resume using diquat and other herbicides to combat the spread of invasive hydrilla along the river.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Super Micro has faced significant controversy over the past year, including allegations of accounting irregularities, delays in SEC filings, and scrutiny from short-sellers.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Though some have argued there are similarities in how Trump works as a statesman, in comparison to Reagan.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Some animal rights groups argued the decision sets a dangerous precedent, including Bear Defenders, a campaign to oppose the expansion of bear hunting in Florida.
    Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.

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