spatted

Definition of spattednext
past tense of spat
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Verb
  • The pair have famously bickered over the past 20 years.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Pointing to elk heads mounted on the wall, the two jokingly bickered over who had bowhunted which.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The war with Iran is now the second major conflict to demonstrate that the age of mass drone warfare has fully arrived — and with it, a fundamental shift in how conflicts are fought.
    Alexander Benard, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Over 40 Illinois municipalities have since adopted these harmful policies, while many simultaneously fought to prevent social service providers from helping people survive and transition out of homelessness.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But as anyone who has argued over a set of new windows can attest, condo boards are a better example.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In 1978, during the Carter administration, the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel argued that the president has the legal authority to pick an existing member of the Fed's board as acting chair if the role becomes vacant.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Thursday, the Miami City Commission deferred voting on two commissioners’ requests to fund affordable housing and parks in their districts after officials quarreled over which areas in the city have the most pressing needs, an argument that cut to the core of the wealth divide in Miami.
    Tess Riski April 10, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Budapest, which has quarreled with its EU partners over support for Ukraine and Russian oil deliveries, has also blocked a 90 billion euro ($103 billion) loan as Kyiv runs low on cash.
    Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The rivalry reached new heights when the teams clashed again in the 2012 Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Some have previously clashed with Lamont over his fiscal policies.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Spatted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/spatted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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