as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a celebrated imbroglio involving some big names in the New York literary scene
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Recent Examples of imbroglio
Right about then, the Academy solons were probably wishing for something, anything, to distract attention from the Disney imbroglio.
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Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
The ensuing internet imbroglio was predictable — right-wing culture warriors including Piers Morgan and Bari Weiss took Adichie’s side, while trolls harassed her detractors.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The Disney alum, known as Iger’s secret weapon for dodging PR imbroglios, is chief brand and communications officer for TikTok and is running strategy behind the scenes.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Friedberg troublingly suggests that the United States should jettison fundamental aspects of its long-standing one-China policy (in which Washington remains open to any peaceful, mutually agreed upon resolution of the Beijing-Taipei imbroglio) that has kept a lid on tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
—Michael D. Swaine, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbroglio
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The dispute has unfolded as CBS parent company Paramount Global seeks the FCC’s approval for a multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance.—
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said that its around 450 members in New Jersey Transit were walking off the job at 12:01 a.m., in a dispute over pay.—
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Her crypto controversy began the very next day, resulting in a show hiatus.—
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Meanwhile, Trump and his allies have attracted their own commencement controversies.—
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The jury also saw photos of injuries Ventura sustained from an altercation in December 2011 and photos of her with a black eye mostly concealed by sunglasses in Jamaica in 2013 or 2014.—
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In 2012 he was involved in a brawl with Drake and his entourage at a N.Y. nightclub that injured eight people, followed by an altercation with Frank Ocean over a parking space in West Hollywood in 2013.—
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Knowing her grandson was outside, Mette called out to the group as the commotion grew, demanding the quarrel stop and for her grandchild to leave, sources said.—
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This time, however, testimony suggested a thornier layer to the quarrel: Phillip said the family had learned a few years earlier that the older brother was not Ferguson’s biological child.—
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This wasn’t an idle disagreement: to suspect a conspiracy was to suspect a coverup.—
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Some of my issues with it boil down to disagreements with Naughty Dog’s choices.—
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There is certainly an argument that a draw would have been a fair result, a debate further enhanced by the tone of Howe’s comments afterwards.—
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During an argument in the car, Lanez allegedly directed expletives at Megan and her friend.—
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The court appearance had stalled last month due to a fight over access to a parole document.—
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Collins and the other researchers were able to decipher text describing the fight and ultimate victory of Gawain, his brothers and his father King Loth versus the Saxon Kings Dodalis, Moydas, Oriancés, and Brandalus.—
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The Hussein family bickers about which MENA ethnicities are better than others.—
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Better to follow the West German example and achieve full NATO membership for independent Ukraine than to watch essential U.S. support dwindle as Congress bickers and Trump’s reelection odds increase.—
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“Imbroglio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbroglio. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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