pro and con

idiom

: both for and against
A lot has been written pro and con about the new law.

Examples of pro and con in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Secretary of State’s Office is asking for submissions of pro and con arguments about the initiative, some of which will appear in a pamphlet voters will receive before Election Day. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2024 The documents included handwritten notes, such as a pro and con list about whether to tell Congress. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024 The potential ramifications of the tax change are wrapped in the emotion of millions of dollars of pro and con arguments projecting hope or playing on fear, Mooney said. Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2020 The amphitheater proposal has generated a great deal of chatter, both pro and con, from folks who care about music in Alabama -- and certainly from concertgoers in the Birmingham metro area. Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 7 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for pro and con 

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“Pro and con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pro%20and%20con. Accessed 3 Nov. 2024.

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