1
as in dispute
variance of opinion on a matter
there was some disagreement about what color the missing sweater actually was
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2
as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
a loud disagreement started as soon as we tried to order pizza for everyone
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as in difference
the quality or state of being different
there is some disagreement between the accounts on the sequence of events
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Recent Examples of disagreement
That’s another area of disagreement, at least in the early reporting.
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Beyond fighting for Wilkins’ pockets and recouping that large sum, the NFLPA will be especially adamant to win the grievance so as not to set a precedent for a team’s ability to take money away from players over disagreements in how a recovery is approached.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Border disagreements between Thailand and Cambodia stem from a border treaty between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Siam signed in the early 20th century.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Trump, waving a document, claimed the costs had now reached $3.1 billion as Powell visibly shook his head in disagreement.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 July 2025
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Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Beyond fighting for Wilkins’ pockets and recouping that large sum, the NFLPA will be especially adamant to win the grievance so as not to set a precedent for a team’s ability to take money away from players over disagreements in how a recovery is approached.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Border disagreements between Thailand and Cambodia stem from a border treaty between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Siam signed in the early 20th century.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Trump, waving a document, claimed the costs had now reached $3.1 billion as Powell visibly shook his head in disagreement.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreement
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Threads on the South Park subreddit and social media have lit up with foul-mouthed complaints from international fans, most of them directed at Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media, whose $8 billion buyout of Paramount is at the heart of the South Park dispute.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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But there are still some sour grapes about the big tactical dispute in February.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Your celestial ruler, Mercury, will also station retrograde in your communication sector (for the win), triggering misunderstandings and unnecessary quarrels with siblings or neighbors.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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According to writer and historian Geoffrey C. Ward, Johnson had his quarrels inside and outside the ring.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But here’s the thing: At this stratospheric level of equine talent, that 4.2 percentage point difference is a big gap.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Temperature can many times mark the difference between success and failure to keep some of the more difficult species of houseplants.—
Dr. Matthew Lisy,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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The controversy exploded when Randi (@Randipandy_) posted a now-viral video from her car, blasting parents who refuse to buy even basic items for the classroom.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2025
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The Trump administration has been caught up in controversy over the case for weeks as his supporters seek more transparency about Epstein's criminal case files.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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During the altercation, a man pulled a gun and shot Ramirez.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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See Jackie Christie and Chantel’s unfortunate altercation above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
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Keegan Bradley: This is not the big captaincy debate.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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There is an active debate about the merits of various strategies to win the competition for AI while avoiding catastrophe, but there has been less discussion about how AGI might reshape the international landscape, the distribution of global power, and geopolitical alliances.—
MATAN CHOREV,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2025
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In his ruling Thursday, Sabraw said the government did not prevail on any of those arguments.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Both sides will make their final arguments beginning at 1:30 p.m. Ridgewood and Jackson-Holbrook Little Leagues make up the other teams to advance to the state final.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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Jake is a single father who has brought Kristen up in the severe Calvinist tradition, marked by Bible disputations of Talmudic intricacy and by a radical detachment from secular and popular culture.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2023
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Seven decades later, this culture of disputation emerged as a central theme in Timothy Garton Ash’s The Magic Lantern, his eyewitness report on the Eastern European revolutions of 1989.—
Susie Linfield,
The New York Review of Books,
11 May 2022
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“Disagreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreement. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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