open to debate
idiom
: being a matter about which people may have different ideas and opinions
The accuracy of the report is open to debate.
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Now, that may be open to debate, but his impact on the game and the Chicago Cubs organization are not.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
And if those processes failed, because institutional rules and procedures were open to debate, challenges could result in deeper institutional reforms.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Chelsea have found other ways to comply, so how much they were forced to sell the likes of Gallagher by the rules rather than their own previous choices in the transfer market is open to debate.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
While the security threat to Americans and others is open to debate, its competitive threat to Google and Android in particular is not.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
And if those processes failed, because institutional rules and procedures were open to debate, challenges could result in deeper institutional reforms.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
Chelsea have found other ways to comply, so how much they were forced to sell the likes of Gallagher by the rules rather than their own previous choices in the transfer market is open to debate.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
While the security threat to Americans and others is open to debate, its competitive threat to Google and Android in particular is not.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Open to debate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20to%20debate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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