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argument
noun as in verbal fight
Strongest matches
altercation, bickering, brawl, clash, controversy, debate, disagreement, dispute, exchange, feud, quarrel, squabble
noun as in effort to convince; presentation of support
Strongest matches
assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, discussion, exchange, logic, plea, questioning, reason, reasoning
Strong matches
argumentation, defense, expostulation, grounds, pleading, polemic, proof, remonstrance, remonstration
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Example Sentences
There are two arguments: After juries found the 37 inmates deserving of death, shouldn’t they suffer the harshest treatment short of execution?
He could try to find ways to funnel cash to farmers, but that would undermine his arguments against Democrats.
She said she tried to "hang on" to Karen as she got on a bus after an argument over Karen stealing a cassette recorder in 1981, but she failed to stop her.
All of this will feature in the pre-election arguments to come.
For most of these Netanyahu critics and rivals, the argument didn’t discredit Israel’s cause, whose justice was obvious to them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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