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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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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
In Port Angeles, the biggest town in Clallam County, Wash., an informal group of community members have met regularly for about 30 years to discuss disagreements.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
There may be creative disagreements, personality conflicts, workload imbalances.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
The move comes several weeks after the server company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, resigned, following months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Miss Manners notes that this is not a political disagreement, nor a misunderstanding, nor a private thought that was not meant for public consumption, nor a joke gone wrong.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
There may be creative disagreements, personality conflicts, workload imbalances.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
The move comes several weeks after the server company’s auditor, Ernst & Young, resigned, following months of disagreement over Super Micro Computer’s governance practices and board independence.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024
Miss Manners notes that this is not a political disagreement, nor a misunderstanding, nor a private thought that was not meant for public consumption, nor a joke gone wrong.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreement
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In noting that any outcome of the trial would be appealed by the losing side, Ezra effectively acknowledged Abbott's assertion at the start of the legal dispute.John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The paper trail is your best defense in case of disputes later on.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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The early attack foreshadowed years of quarrels between the two, one a political novice and the other a veteran machine politician.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Daemon has sent no ravens since his arrival; no ravens means a quarrel with the wife.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 7 July 2024
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According to current figures, 76.8 million people voted for Donald Trump and 74.3 million voted for Kamala Harris, a difference of about 2.5 million votes.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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The difference between these two is purely size and battery—the Pixel 9 Pro XL's screen is 6.8 inches versus the Pixel 9 Pro's 6.3 inches, and its battery can comfortably last a little more than a full day.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Dealing With Labor Challenges Tree fruit crops require a good deal of hand labor and the political controversy around immigration policy has compromised the functionality of the H2A system needed to supply that labor.Steven Savage, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Patrick's jump into political commentary has not been without controversy.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The complaint says police reviewed security footage of the altercation, which correlated with the girlfriend's telling of the incident, That occurred about a month before Graves is alleged to have shot and killed Quincy Smith.David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lucy and Future Quinn get into a physical altercation, which ultimately ends with the killer's death.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Whether any of those 3s qualified as a legitimate step-back is open for debate.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Democrats have faced a bitterly disappointing defeat, and the debate is on about why that happened.Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
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Both the prosecution and now the defense have rested in Richard Allen's murder trial in Delphi, Indiana, setting the stage for closing arguments Thursday.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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To me, the instinct is never to try to win the argument.Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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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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And yet there is one aspect of the book which was notable: a disputation of the Richard Wrangham's work in Demonic Males.Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2013
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“Disagreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disagreement. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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