CONTROVERTING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

controverting

verb

present participle of controvert

as in arguing

to express different opinions about something often angrily ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines

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Murdaugh’s defense quickly responded on Thursday, arguing none of the alternative locations proposed by the state meet their criteria.

— Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Kestou filed a motion last December to dismiss the charge, arguing the fire, not his storage of the canisters, caused Salter's death.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Xi has said fighting against corruption is essential to the party’s survival, and its ability to stay in power depends on strict discipline and political loyalty.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
That carrier has been among the many Navy assets now in the Mideast fighting the president’s war in Iran and taking part in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
The lack of money has, at times, led to quarrelling between the services - most notably pitting the navy against the army and the Royal Air Force.

— Ian King, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026

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