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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
Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Nightmares of teeth falling out?
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 18 May 2026
ABC News, 28 May 2026
The cause of the fallout is a combination of factors, including reports of Hardy’s tardiness on set and insistence on re-writing some of the script, multiple sources confirmed to Variety.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026
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Verb
Offal fell out of favor in America for several reasons, including its association with poverty and wartime rationing in the prosperous era that followed World War II, according to The Takeout.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Nightmares of teeth falling out?
—Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 18 May 2026
Noun
Hadi was a senior officer when civil war erupted in 1986, following a fallout between rival factions of Southern Yemen’s then governing Socialist party.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
The cause of the fallout is a combination of factors, including reports of Hardy’s tardiness on set and insistence on re-writing some of the script, multiple sources confirmed to Variety.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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While the concrete cured, the starting eight matches of the first-ever World Cup were relocated to Pocitos and Gran Parque Central, the home grounds of capital rivals Peñarol and Nacional, who'd been bickering since their first meeting in July 1900.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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SpaceX and the Pentagon have been bickering about the price of using Starshield satellite service during the Iran war, according to a Reuters report published today.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Verb
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While Hurtak and Maniscalco did not decisively declare opposition to any future proposal as Carslon and Miranda did, flipping their stance could prove to be a tall task.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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That arrangement could prove a major negative for the folks and funds clamoring to get shares.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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As did the Hallmark Channel film All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong, which landed May 9 to online blowback for its lack of Asian representation in the cast.—
Ingrid Schmidt,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2026
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The social media blowback exploded like a digital Montezuma’s revenge.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Verb
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While Hulst tried to fight his way through traffic, Serna was in unfamiliar territory.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Aspiring journalist Lily’s camera was recording when the OPEF Marines invaded and began killing both Marsies and the Peacekeepers force that was actually aligned with the Marines and fighting against the Marsies.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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In order to counter this unwelcome side effect — freedom of thought — the regime cranked up its repressive tactics to an absurd degree.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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It was confirmed that this acoustic zone is an intentional, adaptive sensory strategy rather than an accidental biological side effect.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Vincent Bugliosi argued—first in court, then in Helter Skelter—that Manson had meant for the murders to incite Helter Skelter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Political observers argue that Hilton’s conservative media profile and Bianco’s law enforcement background resonate with rural and suburban voters on issues like crime and immigration, suggesting their campaigns address genuine policy concerns beyond election denialism.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Helium, which is mainly produced as a by-product of natural gas production, is crucial to semiconductor manufacturing.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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The bacteria’s digestion produces toxic sulfur as a by-product, however.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Callie and Arizona: Another couple spatting over kids.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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