altercates

verb

present tense third-person singular of altercate
as in argues
to express different opinions about something often angrily this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle

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  1. argues
  2. fights
  3. bickers
  4. clashes
  5. quarrels
  6. falls out
  7. disputes
  8. rows
Verb
  • While organizers did hit the signature threshold after the second submission period, the lawsuit argues that the second batch of signatures were filed after 11 days — one day late — and therefore should be void.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • Instead of viewing remote work as just an employee perk, Bloom argues companies could benefit from treating it as a way to maintain productivity in harsh conditions.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of argues
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  • The court also limited its ruling to the realm of sports, leaving for another day fights over bathroom and locker room access for trans students.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • In Aubervilliers, a Paris suburb, the doors gave way under the pressure of the crowd, and fights broke out among shoppers.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of fights
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of bickers
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  • Getting things done may be harder than usual when the sun clashes with Neptune.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Nader is set to play Selene, a captain of the Zuma Beach Lifeguards, who often clashes with Amell's character, Hobie Buchannon, her fellow co-captain.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of clashes
Verb
  • The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of quarrels
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  • Shake another team’s tree and see if a toolsy player falls out.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The mesh is cute and practical — shoppers note that sand easily falls out of it.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Definition of falls out
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  • The company disputes this, and the judge overseeing the case found that the statute of limitations for those claims had passed.
    — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Tesla disputes account that self-driving system caused crash Tesla has disputed claims that the vehicle's self-driving system was responsible for the collision.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of disputes
Verb
  • Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Kathy Hendrickson came from Newington to try the free lessons after a friend who rows told her about it.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
Definition of rows
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“Altercates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altercates. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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