Thesaurus results for ALTERCATIONS

altercations

noun

plural of altercation

as in quarrels

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions judging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door

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Recent Examples of altercations Charles Melton plays an American GI named Private K who’s trying to locate his daughter and keeps getting into bloody altercations. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 May 2026 The cases stemmed from a series of allegations, each made that the other acted violently in a series of altercations that month. —

Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Sunday’s defeat at Barcelona capped an embarrassing week for Madrid, marked by altercations between players in training that led the club to fine Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni 500,000 euros ($589,000) each. —

ABC News, 10 May 2026 Paul and Mortensen had been under investigation by both the Draper City Police Department and West Jordan Police Department regarding a series of allegations each made that the other had acted violently during altercations in February, as well as an incident that took place in 2024. —

Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Though the large parties associated with Spring Weekend were not sanctioned by UConn, the lawsuit contended that university officials knew about the troubles and potential dangers that would ensue based, in part, on previous altercations that had occurred. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026 Gardner’s style of play irritated plenty of opponents along the way, too, as he was involved in a few verbal altercations throughout the season with players like Klay Thompson and Scotty Pippen Jr. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 The carryover from the altercations will be worth watching regardless. —

Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Other proposals in the legislative package would require city agencies to report on social media’s impact on young people’s mental health and study how their online activity can lead to face-to-face altercations. —

Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026

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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
As the trio quarrels, bonds and ventures through the wild unknown, Felix discovers that true bravery may change not only his own destiny, but also the future of his home.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 May 2026