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 Partey, who pleaded not guilty to all those charges, appealed against the decision not to allow him into Canada and saw his arguments dismissed. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Such arguments are falling on fertile ground. —

Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 During the March oral arguments, the court debated whether a Texas man’s regular use of marijuana is a good enough reason to criminally charge him for owning a gun. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 17 June 2026 Multiple appeals challenging the settlement’s back damages, largely grounded in Title IX arguments, remain pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026 The Supreme Court consolidated the government’s emergency requests to end TPS for Syria and Haiti, agreeing to hear oral arguments in April. —

Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 This efficiency gap is one of the strongest arguments in favor of battery EVs for regular passenger transport. —

Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026 Federal prosecutors have urged an appeals court to reject those arguments. —

Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Instead, Caballero was more concerned with avoiding arguments with umpires going forward. —

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026

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Community association disputes over requests for reasonable accommodations for emotional support animals as provided under the federal Fair Housing Act have grown to become fairly common over the last 10 years.

— Shari Wald Garrett, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
For example, the Herbert Hoover library's website emphasizes that some New Deal policies were first proposed by Hoover, while the Richard Nixon library in California was the focus of disputes over how much attention should be given to the Watergate scandal.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 2026