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verbal fight n.
effort to convince; presentation of support n.

NOUN

verbal fight

Synonyms

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altercation bickering brawl clash controversy debate disagreement dispute exchange feud quarrel squabble

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beef blowup bone brush crusher dustup face-off finisher flap fuss gin go hassle knockdown out rhubarb romp row ruckus ruction rumpus run-in scene scrap set-to shindy spat static stew tiff words wrangle

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bone of contention bone to pick brannigan difference of opinion donnybrook falling knock down and drag out talking heads

Antonyms

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agreement harmony peace

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calm

NOUN

effort to convince; presentation of support

Synonyms

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assertion case claim contention debate discussion exchange logic plea questioning reason reasoning

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argumentation defense expostulation grounds pleading polemic proof remonstrance remonstration

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line of reasoning

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arguments

Earlier this week, we reported on arguments breaking out between queue-jumpers and those waiting in line at the top.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The Department of War needs to trust that its AI vendors are going to be forthright and honest with the department,” government attorney James Harlow said during court arguments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

During closing arguments, Clancy's lawyer Kevin Reddington recalled that the mother had made several pleas for help before the killings and received "lousy medical care" from the doctors she consulted.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The court is scheduled to hear arguments that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Thus Galileo implies that the arguments presented in the book are not to be regarded as true, for Copernicanism had been condemned by the Church.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton