as in to argue
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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Recent Examples of controvert
Those then who controvert the principle that the constitution is to be considered, in court, as a paramount law, are reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the constitution, and see only the law.
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Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
Even assuming this is true (and this description will be controverted at trial), a monopoly by itself does not violate the antitrust laws.
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Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
7 Sep. 2024
The appellate court noted that the woman’s testimony was controverted.
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Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
16 May 2023
During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light.
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Ben Shpigel,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2017
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
Even assuming this is true (and this description will be controverted at trial), a monopoly by itself does not violate the antitrust laws.
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Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
7 Sep. 2024
The appellate court noted that the woman’s testimony was controverted.
—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
16 May 2023
During the upcoming weeks and through the appeal a slew of additional credible and controverting evidence will come to light.
—
Ben Shpigel,
New York Times,
11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controvert
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Srebnick, however, argued that the crash was a tragic accident — and did not amount to a crime.
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While some experts say the government should be involved in conversations about AI safety, others argue the result could stifle the industry.
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Several weeks back, Clark and White were caught bickering during a timeout huddle against the expansion Portland Fire.
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The plot centers on bickering couple Joe and Angela, who invite their noisy upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, for dinner.
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He's previously quarreled with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook and Draymond Green.
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Now might not seem the moment for Democrats to be quarrelling, but many of them believe that the only way to build the Party back up is to remake it.
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Two firefighters died from injures sustained while fighting the blaze.
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The action is set in the 1750s with Washington as a young man eager to fight, initially as a British officer in a period of complex loyalties.
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“Controvert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controvert. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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