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dust-up

noun

  1. a quarrel, fight, or argument
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr, adverb to attack or assault (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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After the dust-up, Sherman apparently felt the need to make amends.

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The dust-up that ensued among artists and critics was another signal that the region was continuing to mature as a center for the production and presentation of provocative new art.

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The cabinet room dust-up may be the first crack in the foundation – but there is plenty of evidence that Trump still supports Musk's broader efforts and goals, even if he might prefer he use a scalpel in the days ahead, not a chainsaw.

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In another dust-up, New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, pushed McMahon to reconcile her purported support for popular federal education reforms with seeming her willingness to dismantle the Department of Education.

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A 2018 briefing room dust-up during the president’s first term led to a suspension of Acosta’s White House press credential, which a court reinstated.

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