as in altercation
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out
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1
as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars
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2
as in proving
to come to be
I had planned to have a sports career, but things fell out otherwise
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Recent Examples of falling-out
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Hilton, their public falling-out was less about any personal issues between them and more about the pervasive nature of early 2000s tabloid culture.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Palestinian officials are pursuing a hodgepodge of diplomatic overtures to secure a productive relationship with a new Trump administration, five years on from a falling-out with the last one.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
The two had a falling-out and Fritz stepped away from the show during its 21st season in 2020.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
An unnamed co-conspirator has not been charged or named in documents, but all details listed about the individual line up neatly with what is publicly known about Mario Juarez, a local politico who had a violent falling-out with the Duongs not long before the FBI probe first came to light.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
According to Hilton, their public falling-out was less about any personal issues between them and more about the pervasive nature of early 2000s tabloid culture.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Palestinian officials are pursuing a hodgepodge of diplomatic overtures to secure a productive relationship with a new Trump administration, five years on from a falling-out with the last one.
—Fatima Abdulkarim, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
The two had a falling-out and Fritz stepped away from the show during its 21st season in 2020.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling-out
Noun
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He was also arrested in 2012 following an altercation at a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing justice, Reuters reported.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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According to prosecutors, Adams was shot during the altercation and later pushed out of the moving vehicle, suffering fatal injuries on the street in front of witnesses.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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Right out of the gate, the brothers are in a contentious mood, needling each other with elbows and bickering like little siblings.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2024
Verb
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An ‘endangered’ town starts planning With federal recognition proving elusive, a Brooklyn school grant writer named Kay Diamond suggested that Rogers and others look to Landmarks Illinois for help.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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From its game-changing launch on January 21st, 2025, to its innovative ecosystem, Crouton Jones is proving that trust, creativity, and community are the keys to success.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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But over the coming years, such quarrels may serve as a barometer for which voices in his ear will have the most influence, and the extent to which Trump remains sensitive to public pushback.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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The House has been thrust into a political quarrel after voters elected 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans in November.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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By the founding of Israel in 1948, only about 20% of the total area of what is known as historic Palestine had been mapped – a fact that has fueled land disputes to this day.—
Christine Leuenberger,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The push follows an ongoing contract dispute between Optimum's parent company, Altice USA, and MSG Networks, which has resulted in the loss of access to MSG sports programming for thousands of customers.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Adnan often finds himself at the center of the theatrics — from arguing with Brian about ego to suggesting Veah is an untrustworthy partner after Sunny accused her of cheating.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In late 2022, Festa led an effort with other towers and the towing association to get the DMV to increase towing rates, arguing at a DMV hearing that expenses on everything from truck insurance to workers’ compensation had gone up.—
Dave Altimari,
ProPublica,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In our 27 years of working with grassroots and immigrant faith leaders across NYC, the Interfaith Center of New York has found that there are plenty of areas of disagreement between faith traditions.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Easier Said Than Done Speaking of their disagreement, another common answer in the thread was no one was in the wrong.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The technology landscape is rapidly evolving beyond traditional SaaS models.—
Akhilesh Tripathi,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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These workers understand that age has no bearing on their ability to adapt, learn and contribute to the evolving job market.—
Gary A. Officer,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling-out. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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