as in argues
to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion
we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium
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Recent Examples of discusses
This article discusses memory and chip and system design talks at the 2025 AI Infra Summit in Santa Clara, CA by Kove, Pliops and Cadence.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This article discusses the first four episodes of Prime Video’s The Girlfriend.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
In this podcast, Mariah discusses its historic and cultural significance and asks her grandmother, who was born and raised on the Navajo reservation, to cook up some frybread and share her memories.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … 'BIG BELIEF' – Comedian Nate Bargatze discusses feeling 'religious calling' in comedy career.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bonilla discusses Bad Bunny’s 30-date concert residency in Puerto Rico.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This story talks about the younger Elite anglers being ready to silence the critics now that FFS won’t be in play during some of these events, while this story discusses how Elite series veterans that have been begging for FFS bans for years will finally have their moment of reckoning.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
This article discusses the first four episodes of Prime Video’s The Girlfriend.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
In this podcast, Mariah discusses its historic and cultural significance and asks her grandmother, who was born and raised on the Navajo reservation, to cook up some frybread and share her memories.
—Steve Drummond, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … 'BIG BELIEF' – Comedian Nate Bargatze discusses feeling 'religious calling' in comedy career.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Bonilla discusses Bad Bunny’s 30-date concert residency in Puerto Rico.
—Héctor M. Varela Rios, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The chef and cookbook author discusses breastfeeding in public and feeding her 14-month-old spicy food.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025
A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This story talks about the younger Elite anglers being ready to silence the critics now that FFS won’t be in play during some of these events, while this story discusses how Elite series veterans that have been begging for FFS bans for years will finally have their moment of reckoning.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discusses
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Runge argues in The Great Healthcare Disruption that innovation without humanity risks leaving patients behind, while humanity without innovation risks stalling medical progress.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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And seabed curtains could divert warm water toward other glaciers, the paper argues, or disrupt the upwelling of nutrients that feed phytoplankton—a crucial food for many other species.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
11 Sep. 2025
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As Washington debates the future of the space agency, the Perseverance team can only go about its business, sending its rover this way and that, to sniff out clues to Mars’s ancient past.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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During such events, Kirk debates students and others about myriad of topics, some of them controversial.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Discusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discusses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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