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pick an argument

VERB
argue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contend disagree dispute quarrel quibble squabble
STRONG
altercate bandy battle bicker buck cross feud hammer hash hassle jump pettifog rehash row sass wrangle
WEAK
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 put up a fight put up a struggle set to sock it to stick it to talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree concur give in
STRONG
make peace
WEAK
abstain comply harmonize ignore keep quiet keep silent overlook

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But she also made her name on what the journalist Jim Rutenberg called “Megyn moments,” in which she’d pick an argument with conservative guests—Tom Tancredo, Dick Cheney—who came on her show expecting a softball interview.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Then, for their next class, he told his students to look at media, pick an argument, and analyze it.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2019

He wanted to pick an argument with the Sky interviewer when there was no argument to be had.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2018

I then tried to pick an argument with Christie on immigration.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2014