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as in debate
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
the discussion about the club budget went on for hours
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
discussions around the watercooler at work
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Recent Examples of discussion
Lately, Alex says she’s been trying to shift her page’s message, showing more interactions with her children than just discussions about their family’s appearance.
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Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Spotty showers and a few storms could be possible early next week, meteorologists said in a Friday forecast discussion.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
But that’s a rather larger discussion.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The New York Times first reported on the ambassadorship talks, followed by Politico, which both cited anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Spotty showers and a few storms could be possible early next week, meteorologists said in a Friday forecast discussion.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
But that’s a rather larger discussion.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
The New York Times first reported on the ambassadorship talks, followed by Politico, which both cited anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussion
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The debate may indeed seem frivolous and one of luxury to many, but come next May, MIA will take it up a notch.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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When isolated statistics are presented without context in the media, there is every reason to conclude that data does not offer anything valuable to the conversation.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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After Young's conversation with authorities, Hooper was then charged with first-degree murder, Mayer said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The survey, purportedly designed to influence Treasury consultations on remote gambling taxation, represents the latest salvo in the industry's campaign against regulatory tightening.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Avelar started by reaching out to Melinda Farina from The Beauty Brokers, a consultation service that matches patients with the right plastic surgeon for them.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Colleen Tolan,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the first sign of trouble, the application would trigger a telemedicine consult.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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How well should those AI safeguards perform when engaged in lengthy discourse with a user?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Regardless of whether these films are changing minds or reinforcing existing beliefs, their growing international influence underscores cinema’s enduring power to generate public discourse, even in the face of war.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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The railroad’s willingness to pay the bill, including slimming down its own office payroll to free up more funds, appears to have limited the reputational damage enough for serious merger talks to proceed on down the tracks.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, the reality is that peace talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the US and Europe are clearly stalled, if at worse dead with many contentions from both sides surrounding security concerns and, importantly, trade sanctions.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Justice has quietly walked back aggressive prosecutions, signalling that builders of non-custodial protocols aren’t the same as operators of centralized exchanges.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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