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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The birthright citizenship ruling was a win for democracy — and a warning about erasing history, argues columnist Anita Chabria.
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Midjourney’s motion argues that it should also be allowed to dig deeper.
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Agamemnon is the commander of the Greek army that fights the Trojan War for the recovery of Menelaus’s wife, Helen.
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What fights an itch depends on its cause and there's a need for better treatments.
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
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Getting things done may be harder than usual when the sun clashes with Neptune.
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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.
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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.
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Shake another team’s tree and see if a toolsy player falls out.
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The mesh is cute and practical — shoppers note that sand easily falls out of it.
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Some have questioned the accuracy of Climate TRACE's vehicle emissions data, which the organization disputes.
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Tehran, which disputes the waterway being international waters, has previously raised the prospect of charging a kind of service fee, rather than toll, alongside Oman in the future.
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Santorini’s traditional kouloura vines are not trained upward like the vineyard rows many travelers know.
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Kathy Hendrickson came from Newington to try the free lessons after a friend who rows told her about it.
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“Altercates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altercates. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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