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
Kern waters her rhubarb twice a week via drip irrigation, increasing the watering time as temperatures warm.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
Pour melted butter in the gap, then stuff it with the rhubarb.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Notable high-oxalate foods include spinach, beets, chocolate, rhubarb, almonds, and navy beans.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
While rhubarb stalks are edible, the leaves are toxic and should never be consumed.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2025
Pour melted butter in the gap, then stuff it with the rhubarb.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Notable high-oxalate foods include spinach, beets, chocolate, rhubarb, almonds, and navy beans.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
While rhubarb stalks are edible, the leaves are toxic and should never be consumed.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rhubarb
Noun
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As the Venetians and the Ottoman Turks squabble over Cyprus in the background, the men before us quarrel over everything—a woman, a job, a handkerchief.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The basketball star has a reputation for being able to silence media noise in the most crucial moments, but the family element of this quarrel seems to have hit a little too close to home this time.—
Christian Orozco,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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The two then had an altercation, during which one of the children was knocked over and Villalobos fled, according to authorities.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Although officially estranged, the couple were still living together with their three sons under the age of 11 at the time of the July 16, 2023, altercation outside their house.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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No arrests were made, and there was no further investigation into the dispute.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Approach with caution, look at reviews, and maybe don’t use your main credit card (or at least keep your bank’s dispute line handy).—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Up next, a ubiquitous presence on television, unafraid of controversy, sounding off on everything from sports to pop culture to politics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2025
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The sort-of antagonist in The Last of Us Part II first stirred up controversy when the game originally debuted in 2020.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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The 27-year-old’s striking was on point throughout the fight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to Fox 4 News, Anthony, who is Black, is accused of stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who was white during a fight at Kuykendall Stadium.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is the classic day for disagreements with anyone in a position of authority.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Early disagreements or toxic positivity among leaders can leave deep, long-lasting cultural scars that become institutionalized as dysfunction.—
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gregory, who became known as Gregory the Great, had reasons to advance such an argument.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Combs’ defense team made arguments for delaying the trial up to two months, but the judge was not swayed.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Clue: This Wordle has two consonants and two vowels in a row.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Tampa starts this series as losers of four in a row.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Rhubarb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rhubarb. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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