as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Recent Examples of tiff
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Since his inauguration nine days ago, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, gotten into tiffs with Colombia and other countries and implemented a shock-and-awe approach to immigration enforcement.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
But several of those involved in the incident said later in a University of Georgia alumni newsletter that they were motivated more by a tiff between Pattison and the university community, reflected in the campus newspaper, The Red & Black.
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Castle Pines responded by asking Crews for the injunction and complained that the Brinkerhoff tiff was distracting the club from its PGA BMW Championship in late August.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At the House Republicans' annual policy retreat in Doral, Florida, Trump addressed the tiff, defending his decision to use military aircraft to send back the migrants.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Since his inauguration nine days ago, President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders, gotten into tiffs with Colombia and other countries and implemented a shock-and-awe approach to immigration enforcement.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
But several of those involved in the incident said later in a University of Georgia alumni newsletter that they were motivated more by a tiff between Pattison and the university community, reflected in the campus newspaper, The Red & Black.
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Castle Pines responded by asking Crews for the injunction and complained that the Brinkerhoff tiff was distracting the club from its PGA BMW Championship in late August.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiff
Noun
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The quarrel swiftly escalated when Perez allegedly struck her twice on the left side of her temple and pulled her hair.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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As the quarrel over seating escalated, the attacker, who was wearing a black face mask, slashed the victim on his left hand with an unknown weapon.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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
Noun
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The 18-year-old’s boyfriend was seen in the footage attempting to stop the altercation.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The sole witness to the altercation was the car’s driver, who testified at the trial through an Urdu language translator.—
Rebecca Keegan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 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
Noun
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The White House is trying to have it every way possible in a high-stakes dispute over its speedy deportation of hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
17 Mar. 2025
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The dispute came after President Donald Trump invoked a centuries-old law that would give him the ability to deport any noncitizen with little to no due process.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And contrary to popular belief, siblings spaced more closely actually tend to fight more, not less.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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That match was famously fought in Kinshasa, Zaire, which is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The movie, which premieres March 21, has had its fair share of controversies throughout the production process — from Disney's choice to cast Zegler as Snow White to the studio being criticized for perpetuating stereotypes about dwarfs to rumors that Zegler and Gal Gadot don't get along.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Early reviews have been positive, but can the positive buzz help audiences digest the poison apple that is Disney's Snow White controversy?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 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
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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