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discussing

verb

present participle of discuss
as in debating
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 discussing Andrew Perloff and Paul Pabst assess the threat level for the teams in the AFC East, discussing how much Geno Smith elevates the Jets and how the Patriots' schedule affects their ceiling. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The first episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pablo Torre, discussing the continuing fallout from the Clippers’ salary cap circumvention scandal in the NBA. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Her greatest passions include discussing haircuts, self-care, mental health, and cosmetics that have become cultural phenomena. — Ana Morales, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026 My senior leaders were in a room discussing how to allocate resources across our global business. — Sebastian Guth, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Winkler detailed his firing before discussing his relationship with Hanks’ canine co-star. — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Noora Films is handling worldwide sales and will be discussing the project at this week’s TIFF market. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 The ad features Michiganders coughing while discussing Rogers’ record on opioids and prescription drug costs during his decade-plus in the House. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Several supporters of Lindsay Clancy waiting in line to enter court are discussing the jury’s impasse and expressing concern about a possible mistrial. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussing
  1. debating
  2. arguing
  3. reviewing
Verb
  • Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating about exactly where that boundary lies.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Schrader approaches some pretty tetchy, third-rail territory, doing some debating about whether one act of child abuse means that John is, inherently, a child abuser by nature.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of debating
Verb
  • Milei has rejected calls for government intervention, arguing that unpaid debts are a private matter between borrowers and lenders rather than a symptom of wider economic distress.
    — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Reddington said his first priority is arguing later this month that a retrial would violate Clancy's constitutional protection against double jeopardy because the mistrial was declared over the defense's objection.
    — Bryan Llenas , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of arguing
Verb
  • Details can differ from one report to another, so reviewing only one may leave gaps.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators simply were in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of reviewing

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“Discussing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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