as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute
in debate she's a dogged disputer who never gives an inch
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Noun
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All three co-defendants have pleaded not guilty in their cases.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The plaintiff in this case argued that the platform design features of the two remaining defendants, Meta and YouTube, were designed to be addictive, especially for young users.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jayne Conroy, a lawyer on plaintiffs' trial team, was also an attorney for plaintiffs seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opioid epidemic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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In what is not even a slap on the wrist, jurors awarded plaintiffs in the West Coast social media addiction trial exactly $3 million in punitive damages.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Another of her stars is a fierce fast-food warrior clad in a cheeseburger skirt, wielding ketchup and mustard laser guns and flanked by a squad of fighters who happen to be anthropomorphic pizza and hot dogs.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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This, and the release of hundreds of its fighters from Afghan prisons, erased much of Pakistan’s efforts to defeat it.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
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But his shattered legacy does not erase the gains female farmworkers and advocates have made on their own.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Both shootings have drawn criticism from advocates and have led to several demonstrations in Hartford.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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After most of those incidents, ABC and Warners have vowed to do a better job vetting contestants and tightening up other procedures before cameras rolled and supporting their newly famous alumni afterward.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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Could 'The Bachelorette' contestants sue?—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Disputers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disputers. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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