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
But if the president continues to treat disagreement as disloyalty — especially from vital, independent agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Congressional Budget Office — then Trump’s second term could leave a dark mark on the country.
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
David Mamet ended a podcast interview abruptly after a disagreement with the host over the January 6th insurrection and anti-war protests.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The fight over pay is happening alongside a disagreement on who should provide healthcare to union members.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Two young men were involved in a disagreement of some kind, or, more likely, a misunderstanding.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
David Mamet ended a podcast interview abruptly after a disagreement with the host over the January 6th insurrection and anti-war protests.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
The fight over pay is happening alongside a disagreement on who should provide healthcare to union members.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
Two young men were involved in a disagreement of some kind, or, more likely, a misunderstanding.
—Aaron Boehmer
august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disagreement
Noun
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The notice comes in the midst of a broader legal dispute between Wilson and The Deb's producers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Peter was working on Chime’s internal tools for managing customer support and disputes.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Harvard’s quarrel with Trump is the extreme example: in March, the administration revoked the university’s ability to grant travel visas, though Harvard’s deal with the University of Toronto may circumvent this issue for now.—
Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The two quarrel over the Ukrainian leader’s outfit before trading jabs in the air with Trump firing a water gun at the Ukrainian president.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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The trust fund used to make up the difference between what workers are paying in and what Social Security pays out in benefits is projected to run out of money in nine years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Most polls show a couple of percentage points’ difference among them, with the preferences for each sitting near the 20% mark.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Super Micro has faced significant controversy over the past year, including allegations of accounting irregularities, delays in SEC filings, and scrutiny from short-sellers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The controversy kicked off in June when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its plans to resume using diquat and other herbicides to combat the spread of invasive hydrilla along the river.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While a competitive edge — even among teammates — is encouraged during NFL training camps, no one wants to see the quarterback involved in physical altercations.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Those involved in the altercation fled before police arrived, Gonzalez said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While the debate rages on, the funerals keep coming.—
For the Carroll County Times,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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The debate also drew contrasts between American and European dining.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images But there is another side to this argument.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Sell Cell makes the argument that Apple’s struggles with rolling out Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 16 might play a role in the increased speed of iPhone depreciation.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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 22 Aug. 2025.
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