Thesaurus results for ARGUMENTS

arguments

noun

plural of argument

as in disputes

an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions the couple's arguments were often loud enough to be heard all over the neighborhood

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as in explanations

a statement given to explain a belief or act gave a solid argument for the redeeming value of the shockingly violent movie

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as in discussions

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue the president of the Senate has allotted a week for the argument of the treaty

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as in contentions

an idea or opinion that is put forth in a discussion or debate it's my argument that we have too many problems here on earth to concern ourselves with manned trips to Mars

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Recent Examples of arguments Some congressional Democrats have offered similar arguments, claiming that a gas tax holiday would be a drop in the bucket for consumers and that the only real way to bring down gas prices is to end the war with Iran. —

Justin Papp, CNBC, 13 May 2026 Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed. —

Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 Lively’s team already filed motions on this earlier in the case but wanted the opportunity to present more arguments and evidence. —

Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 13 May 2026 But the high court's decision to grant Murdaugh a new trial came after oral arguments in February in the high-profile, double-murder conviction appeal, the Greenville News, part of the USA TODAY Network reported. —

Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026 The lightning-fast rulings came just hours after oral arguments in a trio of cases over the map. —

Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 The case will move to oral arguments on the motion next week. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 May 2026 By some assessments, both sides made reasonable and solidly sourced arguments. —

Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026 There were potential antitrust arguments regarding the denial of compensation for USHL players given that no-pay rules were no longer needed to maintain players’ NCAA eligibility. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for arguments

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Democrats see it as a frivolous investigation that lays the groundwork for disputes during the midterms and sows doubts about the integrity of the state’s electoral process.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The agreement also settles two other disputes that have bogged down the case with appeals.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026