as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly
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Jokic and Oklahoma City’s players had bothered each other and bickered all night.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026 -
The actors jokingly bickered about their history with the ceremony, with Cheadle remarking that Clooney hadn’t won since 2026 winner Timothée Chalamet was 3 years old.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trump has argued that the shipping channel is not something the United States needs because of its own access to oil.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Still, the letter's authors — border czar Tom Homan and James Braid, the White House director of legislative affairs — argued the administration has tried to negotiate in good faith to end the funding impasse.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Although the Bucks fought their way back into the game multiple times and prevented the Heat from running away with the game, Miami never trailed.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the calamitous war following the attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel fought five wars with Hamas, between 2008 and 2021.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Instead of bold action, English said, European leaders have quarreled over internal divisions and rivalries.—
Gavin J. Quinton
March 10,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the Legislature didn’t finalize its budget until two weeks before the annual budget cycle ended because the House and Senate quarreled over how to close a $4 billion spending gap.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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But as the Knicks spiraled to begin the 2026 calendar year — dropping nine of 11 games — Clarkson fell out of the rotation.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The design fell out of favor about the time The Brady Bunch went off the air, but Calderone’s home makes a strong case for a comeback.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Democrats and Republicans clashed bitterly over the issues last week as hundreds of concerned parents and advocates traveled to the state Capitol complex to oppose the measures in front of three different committees on the same day.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Two groups of supporters of Rennes and Lille had clashed Saturday night on the eve of the match.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Argufied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argufied. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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