logomachy

noun

Definition of logomachynext
as in quarrel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logomachy
  1. quarrel
  2. dispute
  3. squabble
  4. imbroglio
  5. misunderstanding
  6. spat
  7. set-to
  8. altercation
Noun
  • That’s the main quarrel of opponents of such conservation projects.
    Christine Ro, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Experts at the conference floated the possibility that the aquatic quarrel could make its way to the Supreme Court, though that’s viewed as a crisis that should be averted.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • Research has distinguished between three simple strategies to deal with neighbor disputes: avoidance of the party whose behavior is experienced as unneighborly; confronting the neighbor face-to-face; and relying on a third party to sort out the issue, e.g. the landlord or even police.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Nearly a decade later, a dark storm cloud has descended upon his increasingly unpopular administration, with the resignation of a top Cabinet minister over a dispute about how to manage US president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispute
Noun
  • Their bond, full of love and typical squabbles, often takes center stage during their dad’s post-game press conferences.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Financial squabbles or power struggles might occur in the morning.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of squabble
Noun
  • That imbroglio is the subject of a new three-part docuseries premiering on Netflix this week, The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For The Atlantic, the Post imbroglio is also an opportunity to attract talent.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of imbroglio
Noun
  • But the screen name did lead to a funny misunderstanding.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Christmas episodes are a chance for shows to showcase their strengths, and these back-and-forth misunderstandings are peak Arrested Development.
    Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of misunderstanding
Noun
  • Let Us Pray doesn’t include any raps spat by X or his costars, but is a fitting edition to his catalog and a reflection of the man behind the music.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At Gray’s Papaya, Joe and Kathleen spend time together as friends, and at Cafe Lalo the pair have a Pride and Prejudice-worthy spat while Shopgirl (Kathleen) waits for NY152 (Joe).
    Ilana Kaplan, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of spat
Noun
  • Into this unholy mess blunders Juan (Juan Amador), bearing the gushing stigmata of a violent set-to in a Sacramento bar.
    Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • His truest, ugliest self tends to emerge in his increasingly frequent set-tos with Linda, whose impatience with his documentary persona gradually wears through even her considerable acting ability.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
Definition of set-to
Noun
  • Jamie Foxx is thanking fans for their support after an altercation at his birthday dinner this weekend required him to get stitches.
    Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Things got worse for Curtis, who was arrested and charged with assault because of his altercation with assistant DA Daniels.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of altercation
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