as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a basketball coach whose ranting rhubarbs with officials are the stuff of legend
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Recent Examples of rhubarb
Special waffles offered at various times of the year are peaches and cream strawberry, lemonade, and strawberry rhubarb.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Back at home, log on with breakfast of rhubarb compote, walnuts, and a latte.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 11 Aug. 2025
Each all-butter pastry is about the length of a dollar bill, and they're generously filled with a strawberry-rhubarb mixture that is tender and juicy.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Mushrooms, raw meat and eggs, salty foods, rhubarb, green tomatoes, and raw potatoes are all risky.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Back at home, log on with breakfast of rhubarb compote, walnuts, and a latte.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 11 Aug. 2025
Each all-butter pastry is about the length of a dollar bill, and they're generously filled with a strawberry-rhubarb mixture that is tender and juicy.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Mushrooms, raw meat and eggs, salty foods, rhubarb, green tomatoes, and raw potatoes are all risky.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhubarb
Noun
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However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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The outcome of that long-simmering family quarrel is never really in much doubt, but there are still a few neat surprises involving a couple of rare bottles of whiskey and the fate of two family businesses.—
Stephen Farber,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Student accused of mocking Charlie Kirk death Camryn Giselle Booker, a student at Texas Tech University, was arrested on charges of assault after an altercation with students mourning the death of Charlie Kirk.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Campus police arrested a student at Texas Tech University in connection to an altercation with students who were mourning the death of Charlie Kirk, officials confirmed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Both sides dramatically hiked tariffs against each other during a months-long dispute earlier this year, disrupting global supply chains.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tung Tung’s creator, Noxa, is currently involved in a copyright dispute with Steal A Brainrot, which resulted in the character disappearing from the game.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Purdy has his share of critics, and such critics may claim that continued fine play from Jones could set up a bit of a quarterback controversy in San Francisco.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Skip to content One summer in Brooklyn, a controversy broke out in my dog-park group chat.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What looked like a fair fight in the early 2010s — Everton finished above Liverpool in the final two seasons of Moyes’ first spell in charge — is very different in 2025.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps nowhere was the fight over meaning as pronounced as with the cryptic messages etched into the bullet cartridges by the shooter.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Living in conservative spaces has showed me something worrisome about how my generation treats disagreement.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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The dialogue seems to arise from a disagreement within; the words that her characters speak feel hard-won in a secret battle.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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That’s a tough argument to make when $1 billion per year for the next 20 years is directed to the high-speed rail boondoggle.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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So my argument is does the value of that work made wildly less important, valuable or worthy because it didn’t get crowned with the statue?—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That Tory commands such high wattage front row attendees speaks to how much her brand and fashion resonates with women.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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For the second season in a row, the San Francisco 49ers are being hit hard by key injuries.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Rhubarb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhubarb. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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