polemicize
verb
po·lem·i·cize pə-ˈle-mə-ˌsīz 
polemicized; polemicizing
: to engage in controversy : deliver a polemic
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This sense of relinquishment — of setting aside reason to take up freedom — is what drives Phyllis and also works on her author in the middle of her late career: the freedom from having to polemicize and explain. —
Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
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Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Polemicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/polemicize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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