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Picayune Objections Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CAVILS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CAVILS

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199%6Exact Match!
237%9 Engaging in picayune discussions
336%10 Wrote for the 'New Orleans Picayune'

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We think the answer is "CAVILS" which means:

    noun
  • • An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
  • verb
  • • Raise trivial objections

An example sentence would be:

  • • "His cavils about the new project were quickly dismissed by the team."
  • • "I don't have time for her constant cavils and complaints."

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New York Times26 Nov 1983 Across 42
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