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
Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman Bargaining chip or devastating blow?
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
From Martha Stewart and Ina Garten to Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, see the celebrity friends who had feuds that lasted decades
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Everything can become more intense with fame — and that can include tiffs that can blow up into full-fledged feuds.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Jackson explained that any in-flight tiffs should be handled by flight attendants as they’re trained to confront passengers about this.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The near-daily tiff in my household is between my two teen daughters and who can get to their favorite Lululemon leggings and belt bag first.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman Bargaining chip or devastating blow?
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
From Martha Stewart and Ina Garten to Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, see the celebrity friends who had feuds that lasted decades
Comments
Everything can become more intense with fame — and that can include tiffs that can blow up into full-fledged feuds.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Jackson explained that any in-flight tiffs should be handled by flight attendants as they’re trained to confront passengers about this.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The heads of corporate branding cook up a brief, a design firm answers with a litany of slides, and, after iterations, interventions, and internal quarrels, the sign arrives in the physical plane, with glossy acrylic letterforms and antiseptic light.Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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The key is to keep communication clear and avoid overreacting to petty quarrels and misunderstandings.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The pair grow up frequently bickering with each other but begin dating in high school—only to end their relationship on bad terms when Seok Ji-won abruptly leaves town with his family.Regina Kim, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The sellers are Lydia (Lisa Kudrow) and Paul (Ray Romano), bickering empty nesters saddled with financial woes and a dark secret.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2016, the actress filed for divorce after accusing Pitt of physically abusing her and their children during an altercation on a private jet.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Two years ago, Jolie filed a countersuit over a dispute about the sale of her half of the pair’s winery that detailed an altercation in 2016 including Pitt being physically aggressive to both Jolie and their children.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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The dispute originated with a recurring issue in the River Valley when strong odors are emitted from a biowaste storage lagoon in the Arkansas River bottom in Crawford County.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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The neighbor whose property disputes require legal intervention rather than friendly conversation.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Trump fought against their release until 2021, when the Supreme Court rejected his subsequent efforts to shield the financial records from prosecutors.Graham Kates, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Part 3: Hunter Biden to fight felony firearm charges in Delaware trial Judgment Day: Why 2024 rematch won’t be any old sequel Election Day was less than six months away, and voters had a familiar choice of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
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While the legal battle is ongoing with the Swiss high court (and likely to be prolonged), Chiles reflected in November on the impact of the controversy.Caroline Price, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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The controversy surrounding Emilia Perez comes in stark contrast to the positive reception of Wicked.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Around that time, a few pioneering researchers argued that clinical decision-making should be grounded in the best available evidence.Aaron J. Masino, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Fubo sued shortly after the announcement, arguing that Venu violated antitrust rules.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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