Thesaurus results for DISPUTANTS

disputants

noun

plural of disputant

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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Noun

Thaci and the other defendants, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of defendants

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The panel of three judges nominated by Democratic former President Joe Biden agreed with the plaintiffs that the president does not have the power to regulate states' election policy.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Officers detained about 60 people and deported some employees, including two plaintiffs who are part of Thursday’s lawsuit.

— Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

Noun

Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of debaters

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Houthi fighters in Yemen have increased attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom’s East-West oil pipeline, a key route for Saudi crude exports, has shut down amid attacks.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Both fighters carried Legion sensor systems equipped with a pre-production version of L3Harris’ HiveLink.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fighters

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But advocates for people in poverty warned that the gains might be short-lived.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
On social media and in legal filings, animal advocates complain that the 50-block zone in downtown Los Angeles that’s home to thousands of unhoused people is an epicenter of animal neglect and cruelty.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of advocates

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The stakes are even higher for this year’s Dancing With the Stars contestants with a double elimination during season 35 premiere week.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
The season will run as a weekly series with an all-celebrity cast of 32 contestants, a step up from the show’s Japanese debut.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

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