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as in to contend
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
argued that a bake sale would make a lot less money than a car wash
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
that couple argues so incessantly it's a miracle they're still together
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as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
argued my boss into letting me telecommute for four days a week
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as in to discuss
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
candidates arguing gun control in a nationally televised debate
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as in to confirm
to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of
the security video argues that it was a taller man who entered the building
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Recent Examples of argue
Despite increasing violence and numerous arrests, the State of Oregon and the City of Portland filed suit, arguing that the deployment was unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The legal decision is a win for the state of Oregon, which argued in its lawsuit that the National Guard deployment was unlawful and not due to any legitimate threat.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
According to the pair's uncle, the older man had given his younger cousin the power of attorney to sell the house because of his background in real estate, but the two began arguing over the sale.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
By combining maneuverability with reusability, Inversion argues that Arc provides both defense logistics and advanced research capabilities in one platform.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The legal decision is a win for the state of Oregon, which argued in its lawsuit that the National Guard deployment was unlawful and not due to any legitimate threat.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
According to the pair's uncle, the older man had given his younger cousin the power of attorney to sell the house because of his background in real estate, but the two began arguing over the sale.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
By combining maneuverability with reusability, Inversion argues that Arc provides both defense logistics and advanced research capabilities in one platform.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for argue
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Through that lens, seeing Sarr become a solid every-night starter on a contending team should be considered a win for Washington.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But there are better offenses waiting on the schedule, and the defense must be able to consistently get off the field if TCU wants to contend for a conference title.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Oct. 2025
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That gave Congress more power but also offered it more opportunities to bicker and derail the budgetary process.—
Garret Martin,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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His expression suddenly changed, as if he’d been caught off guard and had been expecting to have to work hard to convince me to write about the case.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hamilton, convinced that salvaging his fiscal reputation required him to air his personal failings, published a lengthy tract, baring all.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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The design software vendor's stocks climbed 7% after Altman discussed Figma's integration into ChatGPT, and showed how third-party applications could plug in with OpenAI's Apps software development framework.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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That particular topic is probably the most controversial topic in the world, but there's still a lot of editorial safeguards in place where people can discuss things.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee rewarded him with a two-year, $11 million contract in July, and, with Damian Lillard gone, Porter is now the point guard, which was confirmed by Doc Rivers a few weeks ago.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lively reasoned that for murder to fit, the teenager would have had to be intentionally driving into oncoming traffic.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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Lower courts had blocked DHS’s mass termination, reasoning that federal law requires parole decisions to be made on an individual basis.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, when issues on mass transit occurred, the city could persuade PTC to improve conditions, but the city was only required to offer emergency services to commuters.—
Menika Dirkson,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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The message sought to persuade the public to take measures to eliminate the spread of COVID-19.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Argue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argue. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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