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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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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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
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
All four of the teens had attended North Shore Senior High School together and the altercation stemmed from a falling-out between Calicut and the driver of the other vehicle, court records state.
—Caroline Wilburn, Houston Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2026
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Splitting rolls on the top and adding that meat mixture that way will help more of the barbecue be enjoyed with the roll instead of falling out onto the plate.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
After the essay went viral, sources around Tisdale French and her former mom group have shed light on the real reasons behind their falling-out.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
All four of the teens had attended North Shore Senior High School together and the altercation stemmed from a falling-out between Calicut and the driver of the other vehicle, court records state.
—Caroline Wilburn, Houston Chronicle, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Prosecutors say Maduro and Rodriguez authorized a series of payments totaling $20 million under terms of the PDV USA contract before having a falling out with Rivera’s group by the end of 2017.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Splitting rolls on the top and adding that meat mixture that way will help more of the barbecue be enjoyed with the roll instead of falling out onto the plate.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling-out
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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
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The argument escalates into a physical altercation, with the two characters coming to blows in the middle of the newsroom.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Since then, showrunner Tim Minear and the rest of the writers have played up the actors' natural chemistry, playing into both the characters' bickering dynamic and their willingness to do anything, including risking their lives, for one another.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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The two get to bickering about her terrible track record, with Dennis hilariously failing to realize that this accusation includes him among the questionable men.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Although no evidence ever emerged proving Fuhrman planted the evidence, controversy surrounding his testimony devastated the prosecution’s case.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Staying valuable means staying visible and proving your worth repeatedly.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 May 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
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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
Verb
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After a limp 2-0 defeat at Lorient in mid-April, Benatia criticised the players for a lack of fighting spirit.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Democrats are also fighting among themselves.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The tight timeline puts a lot of pressure on the Artemis III lander testing mission, as well as the uncrewed tests proposed for SpaceX and Blue Origin, with funding for the latter coming out of the companies’ own pockets.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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That eased some of the concern coming out of Game 2, when Thompson was one of Buffalo’s worst players.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The dispute has also been tied to retention, with discontent feeding concerns that talent may leave for SK Hynix, Samsung’s aggressive memory rival.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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There is no formal system for resolving disputes over impressions, and performers often avoid escalating them publicly — Hammond among them.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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In recent years, a few prominent detransitioners, including Chloe Cole and Prisha Mosley, have advocated for restrictions on transition care for minors, arguing in lawsuits against doctors who treated them that their care was too easy to access and that doctors failed them.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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James Ward During the debate, Republican candidate Steve Hilton said that only a small percentage of California has been developed for housing, arguing that the state should focus on building homes on undeveloped land rather than increasing density in existing cities.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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