as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute
the debater was unable to come up with a convincing rebuttal for his opponent's argument
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Recent Examples of debaters
Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily.
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Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The idea of writing down your arguments came from a technique used by debaters.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The college boys would gather around a charpoy set in front of the food stall, playing for cups of tea or plates of biscuits, contemplating the next move with the seriousness of parliamentary debaters, discussing strategy.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Her debaters warned of a slippery slope.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The idea of writing down your arguments came from a technique used by debaters.
—Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025
The college boys would gather around a charpoy set in front of the food stall, playing for cups of tea or plates of biscuits, contemplating the next move with the seriousness of parliamentary debaters, discussing strategy.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Her debaters warned of a slippery slope.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debaters
Noun
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Both the defendants and the plaintiff have pointed to a turbulent home life for Kaley.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys for the defendants say it was supposed to be a peaceful noise demonstration turned wrong when an officer was shot during an altercation with a protester.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some of Fiedler’s fellow plaintiffs were charged with deliberately misidentifying people as gang members, but a judge later dismissed the case against them.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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That leaves three more plaintiffs awaiting trial for their harassment claims, including one attorney who alleged racial harassment.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There are cash shortages, and the salaries for civil servants haven’t been paid out, even for many Houthi fighters.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The price spike will challenge the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve and could slow consumer spending, which drives two-thirds of the nation’s economic growth.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Maybe the closest thing the movie has to a thesis comes when one of the contestants flies a drone to the sisters and tries to offer a compromise via a loophole in the rules that could spare all of them, if Grace is willing to make a repugnant sacrifice.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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The contestants get voted off one by one, at which point the celebs are literally unmasked as fans squeal in delight.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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More immediately, advocates in Pennsylvania are calling for heavier investment in an existing but often overlooked agency.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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A week after the mass shooting on West Sixth Street, the city’s response has moved beyond sirens and crime scene tape and into counseling sessions, victim advocates, campus support groups and hotlines for people still trying to make sense of what happened.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Debaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debaters. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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