as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
bored children brabbling in the back seat
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brabble
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In the film, Lawrence and her co-star Robert Pattinson proved worthy adversaries, who bicker and screw their way into emotional oblivion in Ramsay’s tense portrait of a woman undone.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 May 2025 -
Protesters shouted from the back of the room and lawmakers bickered.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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In a recent interview with The Bee, Weber criticized new efforts — including from members of her own party — to speed up California’s vote count, arguing elections officials already prioritize security and voter access.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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The moderates advocated for an increase to the SALT cap, currently set at $10,000, but argued that the $30,000 cap outlined in the package remained too low.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
22 May 2025
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The current plan would lift the SALT cap from $10,000 to $30,000, but a handful of blue-state Republicans have been fighting to raise the cap higher.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Moving to Italy was a big jump and then moving here was another big jump: from Serie B to a big club that fights in European competition.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked DOGE for pushing cuts to USAID after media reports of quarreling between him and Elon Musk.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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The report from the Jewish civil rights group comes amid broader tension among users and observers of the online encyclopedia over how the Israel-Hamas war should be covered on the site, with editors quarrelling over how to describe events related to the conflict.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Harrison caught it with 0.7 yards of separation and had just 0.7 yards to get his feet down before falling out of bounds.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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But the market has changed character since the April low and these stocks have now fallen out of favor.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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The pair clashed when discussing efforts for a Russia-Ukraine cease-fire.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
25 May 2025
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SmackDown’s two colossal stars clashed in a fantastic steel cage match that ideally will end one of WWE’s lengthiest feuds.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
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“Brabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brabble. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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