as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together
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Recent Examples of rowing
David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dream Boats, directed by Zach Thompson and supported by Free Fly, follows two chefs rowing across the Atlantic in a test of endurance, friendship, and purpose.
—Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The best way to see it (from the outside only) is by renting a boat for two and rowing out into the Connecticut River.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
And there aren’t just rowing exercises; take advantage of beachside yoga, core strength training, and more ways to get your body moving in 2026.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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Storm acknowledges that all families have their issues but, in the end, the Schaefer family seems to have kept everyone basically rowing in the same direction throughout its 10 decades in business.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dream Boats, directed by Zach Thompson and supported by Free Fly, follows two chefs rowing across the Atlantic in a test of endurance, friendship, and purpose.
—Jordan P. Kelley, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The best way to see it (from the outside only) is by renting a boat for two and rowing out into the Connecticut River.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
And there aren’t just rowing exercises; take advantage of beachside yoga, core strength training, and more ways to get your body moving in 2026.
—Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Rowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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