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argues

verb as in discuss

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Online, commentators and elected officials who have argued against mandating masks construed that the results supported their beliefs.

Democrats argue that Facebook’s labels don’t do enough to stop the spread of misinformation, while Republicans say the company unfairly polices posts by conservatives.

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As researchers such as Harvard’s Daniel Lieberman have argued, humans evolved a bunch of traits like longer legs, less body hair, and elastic tendons that favor walking and running.

Designers, we have argued, bring unique skills and ways of thinking that can help managers without design training understand customers and tailor products and services for them.

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Bulls will argue that stay-at-home orders have fundamentally shifted consumer behavior, forcing some who have resisted the app age to sign up UberEats or Instacart.

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Breaking the will of ISIS, the military argues, is not a statistic.

He argues persuasively that the decision to launch the attack was completely contrary to reason and good military judgment.

While 15 miles per week has benefits, “the sweet spot is probably around 30 miles of running per week,” Williams argues.

The instrumental view of culture has it wrong, she argues, and should be replaced with what she calls an “expressive view.”

The video also argues that ISIS is collecting followers across the Middle East, even as far east as China.

The obeying of several hints, of secret impulses, argues great wisdom.

To see a hostess fidgeting, constantly going in and out, argues ill for her tact in arranging the house for company.

Have plenty of chairs ready in the drawing-room, as an invitation to dinner by no means argues a "stand up" party.

In the world of work there is no place for social life in the day-time, and it argues ill for those who indulge in it.

Whoever argues against these principles argues against the practicability of all free governments.

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On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to argues, such as: contend, squabble, disagree, quibble, dispute, and quarrel.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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