controverts

present tense third-person singular of controvert

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • As Nicholas Royle argues, the scene of Cinna’s death can easily be treated as a version of Julius Caesar in miniature.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Colombia also argues that the river boundary has shifted, placing Santa Rosa in its territory.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Congress fights over the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, the healthcare of millions of Floridians is on the line.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Controverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controverts. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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