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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 fall out
Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 June 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk's falling out over the Big Beautiful Bill has continued into a second day of insults and criticism.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Musk was also quieter on Friday, focusing his social media activity on his companies, a sign that both men see mutual destruction in the fallout from their feud.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Verb
The president's decision to deploy the National Guard comes after his dramatic, public falling out with Elon Musk, whose role within the government ended just over a week ago.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 8 June 2025
President Trump and Elon Musk's falling out over the Big Beautiful Bill has continued into a second day of insults and criticism.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
Noun
In the fallout, Tesla saw $152 billion wiped off of its market cap — the biggest hit to its valuation ever.
— Chloe Taylor
Opening calls
Good morning from London.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Musk was also quieter on Friday, focusing his social media activity on his companies, a sign that both men see mutual destruction in the fallout from their feud.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Verb
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As the family begins bickering, Alice/Nicola excuses herself from the table.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Mileage will also vary for the bickering chemistry between stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman, though deft supporting turns inject welcome flashes of unpredictability into this mostly paint-by-numbers affair.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
22 May 2025
Verb
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After nearly three years of sleeping on this Avocado, it's proven its durability—there's zero sagging or other issues.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
16 June 2025
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In that sense, this lasting legacy of this really good horror movie may well prove to be the shot-in-the-arm given to the blues.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Yes, Georgia and Paul split this season as the blowback from the trial — and Paul's support of Proposition 38, disastrous for small businesses — imperiled his mayoral career.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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But trucking companies in general, which already have been navigating through a three-year freight recession, have had to deal with blowback from the duties initially put into effect in April.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Asked about the optics of the two groups fighting each other through open letters to city leadership, Martinez pointed out that both Black and Latino students have seen significant improvements in literacy rates under his tenure.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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One idea was to add tanks or other iconic Army equipment to an exhibit parked on the National Mall where tourists could learn about the Army's history of fighting the nation's wars.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Protecting Authentic Japanese Whisky The ascent of Japanese whisky on the world’s stage came with an unfortunate side effect: a more deceptive counterpart masquerading under the same name.—
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Or could a circular economy, life extension, recycling and reuse be the solution to the space industry's dirty side effects?—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Kompany argued against that approach in the pre-game press conference yesterday, pointing to his experience playing with the national team against smaller nations.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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However, many argue the full effects of elevated tariffs haven't shown up in the data yet.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
Noun
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All of the leathers used in the production of Crockett & Jones shoes are a by-product of the meat industry which, if not used, would be waste.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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One handy by-product of this prolific posting schedule?—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
28 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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“Fall out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20out. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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