controverts

verb

present tense third-person singular of controvert
as in argues
to express different opinions about something often angrily ever since the poem was first published, critics and scholars have controverted over the meaning of its concluding lines

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  1. argues
  2. bickers
  3. fights
  4. quarrels
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  • Sankey also argues that the SEC was acting on its own and not attempting to collude with NCAA to stop Kiffin from bringing in ex-pros.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Pinney argues that the female figures in Ravi Varma’s work helped drive its proliferation.
    — Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of argues
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  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of bickers
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  • Another shoreside community fights beach erosion Laguna Beach public works officials have closed a section of Aliso Beach’s parking lot after high tides and strong waves washed away sand and undermined a section of the lot.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Water has become so scarce that fights break out between neighbors when a water truck arrives, and protests over the lack of water have become common.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fights
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  • The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of quarrels
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“Controverts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controverts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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