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argue
verb as in verbally fight
Strong matches
altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, buck, cross, feud, hammer, hash, hassle, jump, pettifog, rehash, row, sass, wrangle
Weak matches
break with, bump heads, cross swords, face down, face off, gang up on, get in one's face, go one-on-one, hammer away, hash over, have at each other, have at it, jump on, knock around, lock horns, mix it up, pick an argument, put up a fight, put up a struggle, set to, sock it to, stick it to, talk back
verb as in try to convince; present support
Strongest matches
appeal, assert, claim, contend, defend, demonstrate, explain, indicate, maintain, plead, present, suggest, testify
Strong matches
attest, controvert, denote, display, elucidate, establish, evince, exhibit, hold, imply, justify, manifest, persuade, reason, show, vindicate, warrant, witness
Weak matches
verb as in discuss, dispute
Strong matches
Example Sentences
He argues that terms like "schizophrenia" should be retired in favor of scientifically accurate alternatives that reduce stigma while better capturing illness complexity.
O'Flaherty argued that the term "vicinity" was "undefined" and could make it "impossible in practice to organise protests in large cities or towns" and urged ministers to reconsider the measure.
Those arguing that gold will double and then redouble from here would extend the line on this chart straight up.
But others have argued that it would take scanning capacity away from patients being treated for other conditions.
Milei's critics argue that the price of his changes have been recession, job losses, weaker public services and declining household budgets.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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