as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
she's a relentless, petty argufier who never concedes even the most trivial point
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Both defendants are expected to appeal their convictions.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025 -
The defendants concealed the cash receipts from an accountant, who prepared their taxes, which led to the fraudulent omission of more than $17 million in gross sales from tax returns filed with the IRS.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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One plaintiff, who owes approximately $252,659 in federal student loan debt, has been paying for over 25 years, according to a September court filing in the AFT legal challenge.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Outcomes and Economic Concerns Advocacy groups backing the plaintiffs cite educational and economic data to argue for stronger enforcement.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Thrilla in Manila between the two fighters stands as a testament to each of their enduring legacies of perseverance.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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One of Kerr’s colleagues, Mark Coleman, is played by real-life MMA fighter Ryan Bader, one of several non-professional actors who give The Smashing Machine the pleasing texture of lived-in credibility.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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In ancient Greece, there were professional debaters.—
Solomon D. Stevens,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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Kirk became known as a fierce ― and controversial ― debater.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Jay Treaty asked the disputants merely to start a process leading to the appointment of arbitrators qualified to decide their disputes fairly and finally.—
Tom Bell,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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The audience and actor are like disputants kept in different rooms, forbidden to see each other fully.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The new partnership between farmers and advocates will let agriculture prosper while protecting one of Indiana's largest watersheds.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Newsom has been under pressure in recent years to adopt AI guardrails by advocates worried about the technology’s impact on unemployment by automating jobs and upending creative and media industries via its ability to generate new pictures, audio and other media using existing data.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The remaining contestants are placed in the center of a grid of 16 rooms, and asked to find the exit within 15 rounds.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Once the contestants are dismissed from the runway, the judges get more into it.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Argufier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argufier. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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