adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an acrimonious exchange formal (= in which people show their anger and criticize each other )
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The newspaper article led to a series of acrimonious exchanges between leading scientists.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
debate
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There followed a public and acrimonious debate between representatives of solicitors and barristers on the issue of rights of audience.
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This demand is actually the cause of acrimonious debate in the London area.
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The decision comes after ten years of uncertainty and often acrimonious debate .
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After what was often an acrimonious debate the 1985 Local Government Act ultimately emerged.
dispute
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This had all the makings of another long-running acrimonious dispute , when again wider political events quite unexpectedly overtook the controversy.
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An acrimonious dispute between the two houses greeted the announcement of the figures.
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The Daily Record revealed that an acrimonious dispute over cigarette sponsorship was splitting public opinion.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an acrimonious divorce
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After an acrimonious and close battle, Guinness emerged narrowly as the victor.
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In years past, state and federal police have had a particularly acrimonious relationship.
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She unexpectedly triggered an acrimonious conclusion to the conversation when she told Bernon she would pray for him.
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Talks about a future role at Old Trafford had collapsed in acrimonious circumstances.
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The book reveals an the exchange of acrimonious letters between Diana and her father-in-law.
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The vote transcended party divisions, in notable contrast to the acrimonious partisanship that preceded the climactic moment.
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There followed a public and acrimonious debate between representatives of solicitors and barristers on the issue of rights of audience.