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Noun
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
Verb
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Their tiff is our gain—more monthly dividends to buy.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Back in 2019, Trump’s call caused a brief diplomatic tiff with Denmark, under whose sovereignty the vast island falls.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Iowa State Cyclones athletics director Jamie Pollard and SMU Mustangs athletics director Rick Hart got into a tiff on social media following the penultimate rankings release.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Castle Pines responded by asking Crews for the injunction and complained that the Brinkerhoff tiff was distracting the club from its PGA BMW Championship in late August.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
Their tiff is our gain—more monthly dividends to buy.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Back in 2019, Trump’s call caused a brief diplomatic tiff with Denmark, under whose sovereignty the vast island falls.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Iowa State Cyclones athletics director Jamie Pollard and SMU Mustangs athletics director Rick Hart got into a tiff on social media following the penultimate rankings release.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiff. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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