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  • past participle of argue.
  • past tense form of argue.

argued

ADJECTIVE
contested
Synonyms




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Mester argued that the fundamentals call for continuing to raise interest rates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the Meta case, Roy and her team had argued that the social media giant had intentionally designed its products to hook young children and repeatedly misled the public about known risks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

But the market needs a successful Anthropic IPO to prove that AI has staying power, argued Jim Lebenthal, chief market strategist at Cerity Partners.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It argued that Alaska somehow was violating federal law when it allowed a second candidate named Dan Sullivan to run against the incumbent with the same name and Democrat Mary Peltola.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Arguments arose between the FAFs, the Fresh Air Friends, who wanted a hatch open, and the FUGs, the Fetid Undergrounds, who argued against letting out the heat.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong


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