as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a loud quarrel erupted at the next table over
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds
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Recent Examples of quarrel
Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Soon, life coach and hypnotherapist Sarah Malone interrupted the quarrel and sent away all of the couples so Sophie and Rob could hash out the issue one-on-one.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Guests will never quarrel over space, as the folding bulwarks expand the beach club area in the stern, creating an alfresco hub of sociability.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Washington had already picked quarrels with neighbors and allies such as Canada, Mexico, Panama and Greenland, on the grounds that the US was asserting its self-interests.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Soon, life coach and hypnotherapist Sarah Malone interrupted the quarrel and sent away all of the couples so Sophie and Rob could hash out the issue one-on-one.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
Few would quarrel with a program aimed at overcoming the isolation that deaf and hard-of-hearing people may experience, but its creation nearly a half-century ago illustrates the wheeling and self-dealing that dominated the Capitol in the 1970s and 1980s.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2025
Guests will never quarrel over space, as the folding bulwarks expand the beach club area in the stern, creating an alfresco hub of sociability.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarrel
Noun
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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
Verb
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At times, Jason and Tonya seem to border on George and Martha from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, bickering with each other as Mikal listens or, more often than not, tunes it out with earphones on, playing video games.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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An alien spaceship has spiked an immensely popular bubblegum with an interdimensional ectoplasm that turns everyone who chews it into zombies, and the only ones who can save humanity are bickering foster brothers Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (both voiced by Eric Bauza).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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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Now, perhaps swayed by Trump’s popular vote victory – the first for a Republican candidate in 20 years – many US conservatives appear to have changed their position, arguing the US is more a democracy than a republic.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Anne argues that Tarantino is passing the project on to Fincher in order to avoid making the film his supposed 10th, and likely won’t force Netflix’s hand into giving the film a more plum theatrical window.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Netanyahu fired Ronen Bar, the previous holder of the post, last month after disagreements over who should be held responsible for failing to prevent the October 2023 attack by Hamas that triggered the war in Gaza.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Apr. 2025
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An Israeli official denied that there was any disagreement between the two leaders.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While there is no vaccine to prevent the common cold nor a specific medicine to cure it, there are ways to manage your symptoms while your body fights the illness.—
Lauren Schlanger,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lansky fought attempts by the Israeli Interior Ministry to oust him from the country as an undesirable.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The controversy stems from fears that ByteDance could be compelled by Chinese law to share U.S. user data or manipulate content for propaganda purposes.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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But even without the political controversy, Tesla is facing headwinds due to growing competition from other automakers, particularly those in China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 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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“Quarrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarrel. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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