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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
"I remember he said to me that my parents had had a big argument," Brooklyn recalls.
Democratic candidates rammed home the affordability argument—an easy job now that Mr. Biden has left the scene.
I—I wonder if you ever thought that your legacy as a constitutional advocate would be the man who revived the nondelegation argument.
O’Connor criticized some of the Justice Department’s underlying arguments for dismissal.
With four months’ hindsight, we now can largely dismiss this argument: As the chart shows, the ratio has not rebounded from its summer low and is only slightly higher today than then.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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