variants
or falling-outs
as in quarrels
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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Noun
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Iyengar added that today’s political believers are also willing to overlook any possible disagreements on public policy matters.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Previous ceasefire efforts have collapsed due to disagreements over the terms of hostage releases and Israel's demand for Hamas to disarm—something Hamas has repeatedly refused to do.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The arrest was the culminating incident in a string of altercations between the couple over their son Lyrik, then 5.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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There have been almost no physical altercations in the Little Scandinavia unit, for example.—
ByJennifer Couzin-Frankel,
science.org,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For more than a year, Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been locked in one of the most visible feuds in modern hip-hop.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In the annals of celebrity feuds, the one between these two music industry titans does not rank particularly high.—
Yan Zhuang,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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