as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Recent Examples of tiff
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The juxtaposition between the Payton-Nix tiff and Payton-Russell Wilson meltdown remains striking.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
The tiff between Vance and moderator Margaret Brennan came after a line of questioning over immigration, during which Vance brought up misleading claims regarding Haitian migrants in an Ohio city.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Politicians have tried to use the song before and gotten in hot water — there was even a brief tiff in 2008 between the duo’s Sam Moore and then-candidate Barack Obama over its use.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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And Machado, in a tiff with Dodger starter Jake Flaherty, tossed a ball at the screen below the railing that protects the Dodger dugout.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2024
The juxtaposition between the Payton-Nix tiff and Payton-Russell Wilson meltdown remains striking.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2024
The tiff between Vance and moderator Margaret Brennan came after a line of questioning over immigration, during which Vance brought up misleading claims regarding Haitian migrants in an Ohio city.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Politicians have tried to use the song before and gotten in hot water — there was even a brief tiff in 2008 between the duo’s Sam Moore and then-candidate Barack Obama over its use.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiff
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The farmers’ quarrels with vampires make sense, especially in smaller cattle herds, where losing even one cow can significantly hurt a farmer’s livelihood.Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
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Khodr was concerned about rising tensions between the two communities competing for limited aid, and opened separate shelters to avoid quarrels; fifty-nine for Lebanese and five for Syrians.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Milo and Roman are bickering over their shared room, and Justin is eager to celebrate his special day.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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An Arkansas State Police officer was arrested Tuesday following an altercation with his wife. Sgt.Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Embiid got into an altercation with Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Marcus Hayes after the 76ers’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Israeli media reported that coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spat at churches.JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
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Ties have been at their lowest point in decades amid disputes over trade, technology, Taiwan and Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Yet, none of that was seen on ABC by the millions who subscribe to DirecTV as Disney was in a contract dispute with the satellite provider at the time.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines.Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Tyson has not fought professionally since losing to Kevin McBride in the sixth round in 2005.Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The controversy began Thursday when Moulton spoke with The New York Times and implied that some of the Democratic Party’s policy positions on transgender rights contributed to the election losses of Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats.Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The political scientist Joseph Nye has argued that these American ideals are a core component of U.S. soft power.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Eichner argued that building what zoning allowed would mean a market-rate development — that is, condos.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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