as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
tedious departmental meetings at which staffers would argufy endlessly
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The pair have famously bickered over the past 20 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Pointing to elk heads mounted on the wall, the two jokingly bickered over who had bowhunted which.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Don Weilhammer said that the preliminary investigation found that the argument and subsequent shooting began after the two involved allegedly argued over Pokémon cards, Fox 59 reported.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Yee argued California is ready for a change in leadership.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Thankfully, many judges have fought many of his unconstitutional acts.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah have fought several wars and have been fighting on and off since the day after the start of the Gaza war.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, the Miami City Commission deferred voting on two commissioners’ requests to fund affordable housing and parks in their districts after officials quarreled over which areas in the city have the most pressing needs, an argument that cut to the core of the wealth divide in Miami.—
Tess Riski
April 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Budapest, which has quarreled with its EU partners over support for Ukraine and Russian oil deliveries, has also blocked a 90 billion euro ($103 billion) loan as Kyiv runs low on cash.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Antonio points at the window a 4-year-old child fell out of and survived in Worcester, Massachusetts.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Among the reasons the company fell out of favor with shareholders and buyers was a failure to fully embrace mobile services.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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On the other side of the country, police clashed with demonstrators to reopen the Galway docks after a military vehicle was used to knock down a makeshift barrier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The vote is seen as critical for Europe and Ukraine, as the Kremlin-friendly Orbán has often clashed with European Union partners, notably over funding Kyiv's budget and war effort.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Argufied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argufied. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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