1
as in pondering
to give serious and careful thought to
still debating what to do
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as in discussing
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
we debated the advantages versus the disadvantages of the proposed waterfront development
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Recent Examples of debating
People are not only debating Bitcoin.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Wall Street spent the week debating who the biggest winners and losers of the artificial intelligence boom will ultimately be.
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Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Ashley Keller told the justices that Congress has been debating a golden shield for the company as part of the farm bill.
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Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
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Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
They are brought together by the school debating society and meet again, eight years after splitting up, with the play moving back and forth between the present and memories of a shared past.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Companies routinely spend years debating acquisitions, factory investments, and technology platforms.
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Phil Lodico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
What are legislators debating in Georgia's special session?
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Others sat on curbs in small groups, looking at their phones and debating their next move.
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Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Wall Street spent the week debating who the biggest winners and losers of the artificial intelligence boom will ultimately be.
—
Alexa Lomonaco,
CNBC,
27 June 2026
Ashley Keller told the justices that Congress has been debating a golden shield for the company as part of the farm bill.
—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
25 June 2026
Individuals are writing essays, organizing workshops, and debating in journals, while institutions and community groups are developing guidelines for how AI should be used in research and publication.
—
Benjamin Skuse,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 June 2026
They are brought together by the school debating society and meet again, eight years after splitting up, with the play moving back and forth between the present and memories of a shared past.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
24 June 2026
Companies routinely spend years debating acquisitions, factory investments, and technology platforms.
—
Phil Lodico,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
What are legislators debating in Georgia's special session?
—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Others sat on curbs in small groups, looking at their phones and debating their next move.
—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debating
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Starmer spent the weekend pondering his future following Burnham’s special election victory.
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Starmer spent the weekend pondering his future following Burnham's special election victory.
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Furthermore, healthcare leaders are also increasingly discussing how compute sovereignty may also lead to higher levels of privacy and data sovereignty.
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That project could be included in the 2027 budget, which council is expected to begin discussing in the fall.
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While no regional power is currently capable of replacing the US as the Gulf’s security guarantor, officials are increasingly contemplating a future in which Washington plays a much smaller role in the regional security architecture, the diplomat said.
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An inflation rate now at its highest level in three years, combined with a high Federal funds rate that's unlikely to change anytime soon, not to mention the possibility of interest rate hikes later this year, has left many savers contemplating their next move.
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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, officials are pausing data center development for one year, with vocal neighbors arguing that the risk posed by a controversial project outweigh the threat of litigation.
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President Donald Trump‘s first-term Attorney General Bill Barr is making an aggressive public push for Senate Republicans to confirm Todd Blanche as the nation’s next attorney general, arguing the president’s acting Justice Department chief is the best person to lead the department.
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Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd said Minnesota was considering selecting Duke wing Isaiah Evans with the 28th pick in this week’s NBA Draft, prior to the Wolves sliding back five selections due to the Julius Randle trade.
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That’s key considering the film’s hard-to-classify nature, in which Early, first of all playing a woman, portrays an aspiring food influencer and content creator who is struggling with an eating disorder.
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The program sponsors scholars studying at a wide range of majors and universities throughout the country.
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France, Spain, Denmark, Thailand and South Korea are among others studying or developing similar approaches.
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Conservative critics seized upon those allegations, accusing Hosseini of exerting outsized influence over UF’s presidential search process and questioning whether trustees had exercised independent judgment in selecting Bell.
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What immediately followed that bright June day were dark months marred by the state’s largest criminal investigation in history coming up empty, police questioning second graders for new leads and mounting legal battles among the Horman family grappling with utter devastation.
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From neighborhood potlucks to fireworks watch parties, Sam's Club is rolling out plenty of festive finds to help make Fourth of July entertaining easier and more fun.
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