as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute
there were only three disputants in the argument, but they made enough noise for a dozen
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All the defendants denied the allegations.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025 -
The money was not invested as promised and was instead used to make interest payments to previous investors, pay business expenses and on the defendants, the indictment alleges.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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This includes plaintiffs Walker and Robert Holmes, who in 2002 was the first to publicly allege that Lorch abused him as a child and paid for his silence as an adult.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lawyer Colby Baddour, who represented the plaintiffs, in an interview said AES as part of its lease agreement had a responsibility to ensure American Sporting Supplies was following state regulations.—
Kelly Puente,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In ancient Greece, there were professional debaters.—
Solomon D. Stevens,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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At the highest levels, debate is a combination of politics and philosophy, and skilled debaters must master analytical reasoning and the ability to speak as fast as possible.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Let’s look at the outcomes of the previous wars between Hamas fighters in Gaza and Israel.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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China has reportedly started the mass production of a photon detector that can help build quantum radars to track advanced stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor jet.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some even licked the candy to soften it -- a trick used by contestants in the show.—
Hakyung Kate Lee,
ABC News,
17 Oct. 2025
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With a hundred or so onlookers seated in chairs positioned in a semicircle in the library lobby, the contestants took turns busting rhymes.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Consumer advocates had argued that that was too broad a reading of the court order.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, lawmakers, environmentalists, consumer advocates and California’s former top insurance regulator have pressed insurers to divest from fossil fuel companies and phase out writing coverage for oil wells, coal mines and other extraction projects.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Disputants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputants. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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