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noun

Definition of quarrelsnext
plural of quarrel
as in disputes
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions a loud quarrel erupted at the next table over

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quarrels

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verb

present tense third-person singular of quarrel
as in bickers
to express different opinions about something often angrily the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrels
  1. altercations
  2. disagreements
  3. argues
  4. controversies
  5. arguments
Noun
  • These altercations have raised concerns that the United States, a longtime ally of the Philippines, could become involved in a potential conflict.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • College players are meant to be taught to control their emotions when things boil over into physical altercations.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of altercations
Noun
  • These kinds of international disagreements are hardly new.
    Max Abrahms and Joseph Mroszczyk, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Avoid arguments, spats, disagreements, squabbles, and out-and-out fights as much as possible.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of disagreements
Verb
  • White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of argues
Noun
  • In instances where the internet sided with one celeb over another, fans wondered, were their opinions of the controversies really their own?
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The year’s mounting censorship controversies ultimately—and inevitably—created a crisis of faith at these institutions, which purportedly exist as repositories of history.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of controversies
Noun
  • After the initial contact, Eggleston would typically receive a packet with letters from acquaintances and other information to substantiate their arguments for the Justice Department review.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Such arguments over water in the Delta have long pitted California farmers and agricultural water districts against environmental groups, fishing advocates and Native tribes.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of arguments
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