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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars
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Recent Examples of fall out
Joe Guillen, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Or its premium could disappear earlier if Trump and Musk were to have a falling out, say.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The documentary examines what happened leading up to the tragic shooting and follows the fallout in real time.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Share of pending home sales that fell out of contract
Monthly; January 2017 to January 2025
A line chart showing the share of pending home sales that fell through from January 2017 to January 2025 in the Detroit metro area.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
Or its premium could disappear earlier if Trump and Musk were to have a falling out, say.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Support for his tariff barrage is tepid at best, with many industry groups urging exemptions and economists warning of cascading fallout across the economy.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
The documentary examines what happened leading up to the tragic shooting and follows the fallout in real time.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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Sorrell also said bickering by leadership is affecting the community.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pratt, whose character plays like a cross between Han Solo and Jack Burton, is gifted with a moment or two, bickering with Herman like a married couple and yeeting cars at Sentre headquarters.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Jarred Kelenic, picked up in trade from the Seattle Mariners in the 2023-2024 offseason, has proven to be a liability as well, starting the season with an anemic slash line of .146./.239/.244.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The first three days of the season took care of such foolish rookie thoughts and proved to be a humbling, but learning, experience.—
Thomas Weddle,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While progressives are pulling big crowds at town halls, Republicans are facing blowback from angry Democrats and independents at forums back home.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration’s more confrontational approach to traditional allies, particularly those in Europe, will undoubtedly color attempts at export control diplomacy, and some European states may be reluctant to concede too much, given the risks of domestic political blowback.—
Nikita Lalwani,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As the war lurched into its fourth year, Russian losses of tanks, fighting vehicles and other heavy equipment had exceeded 20,000, according to the analysts at the Oryx intelligence collective, which confirms each loss with imagery from the front line.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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The court fight over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is a most unusual one in that no one denies that the government violated the law in deporting him.—
The Editors,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Antidepressants in general may cause side effects including an upset gastrointestinal tract, decreased libido, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tremor or temperature changes, according to Joseph.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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There were no liver issues recorded, and the side effects, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and constipation, were similar to those linked to tirzepatide.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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At the start of proceedings, prosecutors presented their case by arguing Yoon lacked the legal grounds to declare martial law and accused him of trying to paralyse state institutions such as parliament.—
Joyce Lee,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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And some would argue that the lawsuits from NYT and others against OpenAI or other model companies represent a case of this.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But a will to shock has never ranked high among Cronenberg’s priorities; the audience’s horror has always felt less like a goal than like a by-product of a rigorously analytical process, in which sensations are subjugated to ideas.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Recycling Whey Into Unique Spirits Liquid whey, a by-product of cheesemaking, is a burden for most cheesemakers, with billions of pounds produced in the U.S. each year - a 9:1 ratio with the amount of cheese made.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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