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argue

[ahr-gyoo] / ˈɑr gju /




Usage

What are other ways to say argue? To argue is to present one's reasons for or against a thing: The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way: His parents argue all the time. To discuss is to present varied opinions and views: to discuss ways and means. To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment.

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Wat directs them to leave immediately but Max starts to argue about the exit plan and soon enough those crazy kids are on their own.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

But victim support campaigners argue the orders are "an essential element of Scotland's justice system".

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Advocates of private-school voucher programs argue against restrictions on how the schools operate and push back against the type of oversight enforced on public schools.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Movements argue about the Constitution, organize around it, and sometimes make claims powerful enough that courts later recognize them as law.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Grandmary, in a tone one doesn’t argue with, tells me she expects me to be at Sandy June’s, where she’ll be making the best frybread ever.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Part of the answer, he argues, lies in what he calls "SIMIs" - seemingly insignificant minor interactions.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The suit argues that owning the Golden Globes would “solidify a vertical and horizontal monopoly on the awards market.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Krishna Chintalapalli, portfolio manager at Parnassus Investments, argues that the changes are good news.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

But for Hoerz -- who argues that "the heuriger in its 'traditional' form died out by the mid-1990s at the latest" -- change has come at the price of "diversity".

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

“The animals should rest a full day before trying to cross the river,” argues Caesar.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

MarketWatch: Your seminal 1975 Financial Analysts Journal article, “The Loser’s Game,” argued that most professional money managers cannot beat the market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Critics argued that memes, profanity and irreverent jokes trivialised a campaign fighting to strengthen India's education system.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Swonk argued that the "hawks" at the Fed -- those policymakers who consider it appropriate to raise interest rates to combat high prices -- were multiplying.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Adopting pets in the winter of their lives seemed like a quick heartbreak only a masochist would want, I argued.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Some delegates objected and argued that if slaves were “property,” why not count all property, including horses and houses?

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Many such groups advocated for the restoration of Measure J, arguing that it was necessary to serve the will of the voters and provide crucial alternatives to the carceral system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Shipton's daughter Tracy Faram Shipton said her mother was "horrifically traumatised" and had filed an appeal, arguing the sentence handed to Harris last week was unduly lenient.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“I very clearly suspect you of having punished transparency,” he wrote in the letter, arguing that rivals who had refused to engage with the newspaper had received more favorable treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Once again, we are seeing what it looks like when it is not just lawyers somewhere off arguing but is very much in collaboration with the communities directly affected.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

I think the only reason he agreed to keep the plant is because he enjoys arguing about it with me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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