Thesaurus results for QUARRELLERS

quarrelers

noun

variants or quarrellers

plural of quarreler

as in defendants

a person who takes part in a dispute known as the quarreler in the family, she never dropped an argument, no matter how pointless

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The defendants’ decision not to question a witness did not amount to carrying out the agreements, the government argued, because the agreements did not require that action and the defendants had not withdrawn their pending motions.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Under Schrama's 11-page order, Mohammed and three co-defendants — Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin 'Atash, Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, and Ali Abdul Aziz Ali — will stand trial starting on June 5, 2028.

— Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of defendants

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Vetting plaintiffs Hanaway said that her office reached out to Cacioppo after a referral from local business associations.

— Jack Harvel August 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
In earlier testimony at the Oakland trial, Francesco Fogu, Instagram’s director of product design, had contentious exchanges with the plaintiffs’ lawyer over internal chats and documents shown to the jury.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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Kurdish civilians as well as SDF fighters were pushed out of areas seized in the offensive, although some of the displaced have now begun to return.

— Hogir al Abdo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The International Crisis Group estimates that some 5,000 foreign fighters remain under arms inside state forces.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighters

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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