shouting match
noun
: a loud, angry argument in which people shout at each other
He got into a shouting match with his neighbor.
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The comments from Musk, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers, comes weeks after an explosive meeting between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office that devolved into a shouting match.
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
When a seemingly routine Oval Office press conference degenerated into a shouting match on 28 February, the world looked on in astonishment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025
On Friday, Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy degenerated into a shouting match, and the latter left without a deal toward peace.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
The Oval Office shouting match Friday was shocking.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
White House Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy descends into a shouting match.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Zelenskyy told European leaders in Brussels on Thursday that talks between the U.S. and Ukraine had resumed following his and Trump's Oval Office shouting match last week.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The freeze came after a tumultuous meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump in the Oval Office last week, which descended into a shouting match and ended with the Ukrainian president's team being asked to leave.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Minutes later, the meeting devolved into a shouting match between Vice President JD Vance, Trump and Zelenskyy.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Mar. 2025
When a seemingly routine Oval Office press conference degenerated into a shouting match on 28 February, the world looked on in astonishment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025
On Friday, Trump’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy degenerated into a shouting match, and the latter left without a deal toward peace.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
The Oval Office shouting match Friday was shocking.
—Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 1 Mar. 2025
White House Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy descends into a shouting match.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Zelenskyy told European leaders in Brussels on Thursday that talks between the U.S. and Ukraine had resumed following his and Trump's Oval Office shouting match last week.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The freeze came after a tumultuous meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump in the Oval Office last week, which descended into a shouting match and ended with the Ukrainian president's team being asked to leave.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Minutes later, the meeting devolved into a shouting match between Vice President JD Vance, Trump and Zelenskyy.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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