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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
Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Sectors like next-gen biofuels have fallen out of favor after trying to compete directly with diesel and gasoline.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Image The fallout has reverberated ever since, prompting Ukraine’s European allies to pledge further support.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
When the barista handed Garcia the order, a drink fell out of the container and onto Garcia, Parker said.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
Sectors like next-gen biofuels have fallen out of favor after trying to compete directly with diesel and gasoline.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Her exit is the latest fallout from the billionaire owner's directive that the Post narrow the topics covered by its opinion section to personal liberties and the free market.
—CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Image The fallout has reverberated ever since, prompting Ukraine’s European allies to pledge further support.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall out
Verb
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Force an impatient couple to bicker in Route 23 traffic.—
Tyler Buchanan,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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Somehow McKay keeps the movie spinning even after Dale and Brennan stop bickering and start sticking together: Adam Scott, as Brennan’s snobby, overachieving brother, makes a terrific common enemy.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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However, in practice, enforcing VAT compliance for B2B services has proven difficult.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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For the third time, the referee went to the monitor, and Cook’s claims were proven correct, as the ref overturned the call on replay.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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The subsidy proposal faced blowback when made public in May through legislation also sponsored by Commissioner Gilbert.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Trump Threatens Funding Cuts for Colleges This prompted immediate blowback from free speech advocates who accused the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening pro-Palestine demonstrators with arrest and deportation.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Among the federal lawsuits fighting to continue the program, a hearing is scheduled Monday in federal court in northern California on a motion to speed up the sharing of evidence.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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After the Woodley fight was canceled, Edwards wanted to fight Jorge Masvidal, someone ranked ahead of him or for the UFC welterweight crown.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Both drugs have similar side effects, including dizziness and tiredness.—
Karen Berger, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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In silico methods One important aspect of chemical toxicity is figuring out what doses of a chemical trigger an unwanted side effect, or its pharmacodynamics.—
Brad Reisfeld,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Current Social Science Research Approaches Are Limited For decades, Lahlou argues, the social sciences and their applications in fields as diverse as marketing and industrial psychology have focused primarily on individual psychology and interpersonal dynamics.—
Benjamin Voyer,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Some Democrats, including potential 2028 presidential contenders Rahm Emanuel and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, argue that the party needs to moderate or focus less on such issues.—
Alex Thompson,
Axios,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mental mistakes are often a natural by-product of a flexible, adaptive mind.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Left untreated, amino acid metabolic disorders can lead to a buildup of toxic by-products or a deficiency of essential nutrients.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
10 Mar. 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 27 Mar. 2025.
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