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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
Habitual debaters often blur these distinctions.
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Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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
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.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests.
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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.
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Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Her debaters warned of a slippery slope.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.
—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily.
—
Justin Worland,
Time,
20 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.
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Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debaters
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The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation.
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The men, all in their late teens, were allegedly beaten and pistol-whipped by two of the co-defendants, while a third streamed the assault to Arnold and other suspects who were traveling to the apartment, police said.
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There are many reasons why, said Matthew Billips, an Atlanta anti-discrimination and civil rights plaintiffs’ attorney.
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The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and are asking the court to compel Snap to stop practices that harm children.
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Some of the young fighters and their coach spoke with CBS News Chicago about the impact the program has inside and outside the ring.
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Though Hezbollah has largely been more effective this year than in the 2024 conflict, the recent fighting in Lebanon was just as imbalanced as two years ago, with thousands of Hezbollah fighters being killed at the cost of a few dozen Israeli military troops.
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Last year, contestants Cierra Ortega and Yulissa Escobar were dismissed from the show for their use of racist slurs.
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In last year’s Season 7, two contestants, Yulissa Escobar and Cierra Ortega, were also caught using racial slurs and had to exit the Villa.
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For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
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The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
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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.
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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.
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