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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
Ratcliffe’s comments align with the arguments made by Britain’s right-wing populist Reform UK party, which ties its anti-immigrant message to protecting the country.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
The court is in the middle of a four-week break from hearing arguments and issuing opinions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Or just reckon with the skin room on its own terms, love it or hate it, but provide some supporting evidence as to why the choice works, with arguments that incorporate specifics from the film and the novel, with MLA citations, and remember to always deploy topic sentences.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Judy Ancel of Kansas City, Kansas, made the trek to Topeka to listen to oral arguments.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
The meeting became tense at times, with some at the meeting getting into arguments with council members.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
The exchange quickly devolved into arguments and personal attacks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Other Republicans’ arguments aren’t exactly working on him.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Jump said the legal team is discussing whether to file an appeal to include the students’ other two arguments, but is looking forward to the discovery stage of the lawsuit.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
The court is in the middle of a four-week break from hearing arguments and issuing opinions.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Or just reckon with the skin room on its own terms, love it or hate it, but provide some supporting evidence as to why the choice works, with arguments that incorporate specifics from the film and the novel, with MLA citations, and remember to always deploy topic sentences.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
Judy Ancel of Kansas City, Kansas, made the trek to Topeka to listen to oral arguments.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
The meeting became tense at times, with some at the meeting getting into arguments with council members.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
The exchange quickly devolved into arguments and personal attacks.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Other Republicans’ arguments aren’t exactly working on him.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Jump said the legal team is discussing whether to file an appeal to include the students’ other two arguments, but is looking forward to the discovery stage of the lawsuit.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arguments
Noun
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At least five competing proposals have emerged from major coalitions, several of which have fractured in recent days as internal disputes deepened.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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At least five competing proposals have emerged from major coalitions, several of which have fractured in recent days as internal disputes deepened.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The challenge is confirming biological activity while eliminating non-biologic explanations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gabbard’s office declined to answer questions about the changing explanations for her involvement and pointed to Bondi’s comments.—
David Klepper,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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While the fatalities have occurred along the Central Coast and in Northern California, the phenomenon has prompted concerns and discussions among mycological societies and amateur foragers across the Golden State.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Two years ago, PURA launched the Stakeholder Group Compensation Program, which helps families and small businesses join discussions at PURA.—
Kendall Keelen,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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An administration official would make a claim about what happened, and later evidence would find these contentions to be misleading.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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However, the reality is that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US and Europe are clearly stalled, if at worse dead with many contentions from both sides surrounding security concerns and, importantly, trade sanctions.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Anthropic’s founders are former OpenAI employees who left over disagreements about the ChatGPT maker’s direction, approach to safety and pace of AI development.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Sarandos bit his tongue for what must have been the 20th time that afternoon and offered the mildest of disagreements, saying only that most Americans don’t view Netflix as either Republican or Democratic.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Despite the fact that South Korea is obviously, for very understandable reasons, suspicious about Japanese nationalism.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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The judge cited the 23-year-old defendant's potential for rehabilitation and difficult upbringing as reasons for the lower sentence.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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The same rule that bans smoking and the use of cell phones during debates, among other things, also bars the display of slogans, banners or plaques.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Legal closure, unresolved debates With the misdemeanor plea now entered, Kamau avoids a felony conviction and the uncertainty of a jury trial.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Past recounts and court challenges have not backed up those assertions.—
Mark Niesse for the AJC,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The site targeting Nikolas, which became her top Google result, included numerous false assertions, including that her current husband was a predator.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Arguments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arguments. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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