as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together
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Recent Examples of rowing
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Until Chicago, the state’s economic engine, can begin rowing in the same policy directions as our representatives in Springfield, getting Illinois out of the economic mud will continue to be an uphill battle.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
In Bensaid's video, she can be seen rowing through murky, brown waters filled with debris.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
And she's competed in every Summer and Winter Games since, pivoting to cycling, cross-country skiing and biathlon after a back injury stopped her from rowing.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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In June 2024, friends Brendan Cusick, Scott Forman, Peter Durso, and Patrick Morrissey came together as team Human Powered Potential, launching from Monterey, California, and rowing west toward Hawaii on the World’s Toughest Row.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
Until Chicago, the state’s economic engine, can begin rowing in the same policy directions as our representatives in Springfield, getting Illinois out of the economic mud will continue to be an uphill battle.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
In Bensaid's video, she can be seen rowing through murky, brown waters filled with debris.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
And she's competed in every Summer and Winter Games since, pivoting to cycling, cross-country skiing and biathlon after a back injury stopped her from rowing.
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rowing
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Michael Aiden Vargas, 18, of Crestview was kayaking in the Blackwater River when he was struck by lightning and fell from his kayak around noon on May 31, WKRG, Wiregrass Daily News and Fox 10 TV reported, citing the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
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Like going to Tahoe and kayaking in the two person kayak is like, that's like part of it.
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Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.
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The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner.
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Others have packed it on paddling excursions, long hikes, bike rides, and motorcycle road trips.
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She was pictured paddling in a kayak and playing beach volleyball with her fiancé Danny Fujikawa and their daughter Rani.
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Then some classic fighting soldiers — not American Revolution battles but intergalactic — come blended into the metal music gyrations of the helmet-wearing band Galactic Empire.
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As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
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In 2022, Kroger announced a plan to merge with rival Albertsons, arguing that a larger chain would be better able to compete against rivals.
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The Department of Justice on Thursday declined to turn over additional information from the Epstein files as ordered by a judge, arguing the materials include sensitive victim information or were appropriately redacted as required by law.
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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.
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The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.
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Trump has long rebuked other NATO countries over their defense spending — and claimed last year’s pledge to collectively boost it as a major personal win — while more recently clashing with them for failing to back his war against Iran.
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During the evening, brands and platforms competed to throw the activation creators most wanted to be seen at, the parties clashing back to back.
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And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.
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In five years, Keanu Reaves will be brawling like this.
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“Rowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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