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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
club members were soon falling out about how to spend the money they'd made washing cars
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Recent Examples of fallout
Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In 2023, ahead of the public fallout, Diddy moved to return the music publishing rights to various artists who were once signed to Bad Boy Records.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Despite the fallout, Grégoire and Trudeau - who share three children together - still seem to be on good terms despite the former PM's current relationship with Perry.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In 2023, ahead of the public fallout, Diddy moved to return the music publishing rights to various artists who were once signed to Bad Boy Records.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
In their roles as brutal, unrelenting divorce lawyers, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson go to war while their clients fall out of love in the latest trailer for All’s Fair.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
When a person opens the drawer and places a baby in the bassinet inside, three separate alarms sound to alert first responders, and an orange bag falls out with information about what rights a parent has, and what a mother’s body experiences after birth.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallout
Verb
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The pair bicker and bond their way through the whimsical Panda Kingdom, a vibrant world that blends the everyday with the extraordinary, carrying animals and humans alike into something at once magical and mundane.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Roberts and Tim Robbins play American journalists in Paris who lose their luggage and bicker over a hotel room and then wind up in bed together.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Spring is quick to acknowledge that Macy’s still has much to prove.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But those ties aren't proven, and Venezuelan drugs make up a tiny fraction of those trafficked into the United States.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That move received blowback from Republicans and Democrats alike.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Still, Republicans risk blowback from voters by not trying.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Davis was a civil rights lawyer who fought to desegregate public schools in Texas.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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Among other resources, four engines have also been deployed to fight the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fong had been providing him twice-weekly testosterone injections, as well as injections of anastrozole, a chemotherapy drug intended to prevent breast growth, which can be a side effect of testosterone.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Researchers have revealed a surprising new side effect linked to GLP-1 agonists, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Though the resentencing hearing would still proceed, Hochman’s office would argue against it in court.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The weapon system would allow Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory and put the sort of pressure on Putin that Zelenskyy argues is needed to get the Russians to seriously engage in peace talks.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technology promises to cut emissions, reduce energy use, and open new revenue streams for biodiesel producers who currently pay to dispose of the by-product.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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These toxins include industrial solvents such as dioxins — dangerous chemicals created as by-products during manufacturing — as well as pesticides and some plastics.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025
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Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fallout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallout. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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