argument

Definition for argument

noun as in verbal fight

Strongest matches

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

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, difference of opinion, donnybrook, falling-out, knock-down-drag-out

noun as in effort to convince; presentation of support

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

Strong matches

argumentation, defense, expostulation, grounds, pleading, polemic, proof, remonstrance, remonstration

Weak match

line of reasoning

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During his years in exile, he increasingly couched his policy arguments in the framework of culture war, promising to take the axe to a "woke and weaponized" federal government.

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“The argument was about HEGSETH'S actions with the women at the conference,” the report reads, adding that Hegseth told the victim “he was a nice guy.”

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Supporters and opponents of the project made their arguments to MWD board members at a meeting Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, Ridley-Thomas’ quest for vindication reaches a critical moment, with oral arguments scheduled before a three-judge panel at the Court of Appeals in Pasadena.

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The extension was granted, pushing the deadline for arguments on an appeal Dempsey has filed in the case to March, two months after Trump takes office.

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