Argue
Argue verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Cover
Cover verb - To serve as a replacement usually for a time only.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| time | argue time | cover time |
| fact | argue fact | cover fact |
| characters | argue characters | cover characters |
| head | argue head | cover head |
Both words in one sentence
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A 1959 Saturday Evening Post cover by Norman Rockwell (shown at the top of the page) depicts a lone female juror holding out while her male counterparts argue heatedly with her.
Source: Rogue Juror -
The villains argue over whether or not he's bluffing, but when the shooting starts Murtaugh throws the grenade making them run for cover.
Source: Film / Lethal Weapon - George, suspecting that Lorraine's drinking habit hasn't changed, asks Marty to check on her, but Marty's flimsy cover story causes his parents to argue.
Source: Recap / Back to the Future
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Cover and Argue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/argue/cover
Argue & Cover. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/argue/cover>.
Cover or Argue. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/argue/cover.
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