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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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They argue that the standard interpretation remains intact: a mysterious force known as dark energy is continuing to drive the universe's accelerating expansion.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Goldman’s economists argue that currency revaluation would complement domestic reforms by sustaining growth as the trade surplus shrinks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Critics argue the Dodgers have taken the competition out of baseball.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

You could argue that settling protects its core business - social networks are still the way in which it makes most of its money.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Theo reluctantly checks his wristwatch; he can’t argue with my assessment on the time.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

It also argues that the buyout illegally takes money from a federal fund meant to settle lawsuits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

There is a school of thought that argues that, without any wins, it is simply too many, irrespective of her previous achievements.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Yet she argues that Kander’s work embodies not the melting pot but “culinary pluralism.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

It also argues that keeping listings private could shut certain home buyers out of the housing market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

What made the Scientific Revolution, Latour argues, is not the experimental method, or commercial society—both had been around for centuries—but the printing press, which turned private information into public knowledge, private experience into communal experience.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Moreno argued that Correa had signed off on the Coca Codo Sinclair project, and that he had launched an investigation into issues with the construction when he had assumed the presidency.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Wilkinson argued that it was hard to know for sure what led to the disease—and quoted C+C Music Factory’s “Things that Make You Go Hmm” in her closing argument.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Indiana, for example, argued that speech isn’t protected when it is integral to a crime.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

She then traveled with him until the Indio/Coachella Burns Brothers rest stop where they argued about money, he told investigators.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Madison instead argued that the implementation of Jay’s Treaty required the approval of the House for all provisions dependent on funding.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

However, the South Korean study published last year challenged it by arguing that Type Ia supernovae did not all reach the same peak brightness as the universe aged.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Kennedy in particular has been invested in defending the honor of red meat, repeatedly arguing, against standard medical recommendations, that diets high in animal fat are good for you.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

It’s easy to be the candidate lobbing criticisms, or even the defense lawyer arguing the facts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Some cloud providers resisted, arguing that they should be free to select their own customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

After several minutes of arguing, Lester opened the passenger-side door of his truck for Paulie, to which Paulie barked, “You ain’t my prom date.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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