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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
Naturally, philanthropy and human rights advocacy will be at the forefront of discussions.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
In July, during a discussion about eating bananas, Consuelos speculated on the bathroom habits of male British etiquette coach William Hanson, who prefers to slice the fruit instead of just eating it with his hands.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
This isn’t the first time Sweeney has found herself at the center of a political discussion.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
In July, during a discussion about eating bananas, Consuelos speculated on the bathroom habits of male British etiquette coach William Hanson, who prefers to slice the fruit instead of just eating it with his hands.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
In the meantime, expect plenty of discussion over how to structure average retail investors’ access to private equity and private debt with the same kind of safeguards required under ERISA.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
This isn’t the first time Sweeney has found herself at the center of a political discussion.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussion
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Denzel Washington has his own take on the cancel culture debate.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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The debate also drew contrasts between American and European dining.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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So in the first season, there were a lot of conversations about [it].—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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There’s gotta be a better way to have these conversations then to just bully people online.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other duties include promoting and coordinating statewide community college planning and programs; providing consultation and advice to community college officials and interpreting state and federal laws and policies relating to the community colleges.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The new office has five patient rooms, two labs and spaces for physician and dietitian consultations.—
Jim Owczarski,
jsonline.com,
6 Aug. 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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An Uncertain future Independent production companies collaborating on programming with PBS consult experts in child development and children’s media and conduct research throughout the production process to see how children respond and learn, often in partnership with PBS KIDS.—
Rebecca Dore,
The Conversation,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ryan works at the University of Galway these days and consults at Brentford’s academy.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Brittany is joined by The Atlantic staff writer Spencer Kornhaber to get into the state of public discourse, and how traditional media may led us to this moment.—
Brittany Luse,
NPR,
11 Aug. 2025
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As moose-human conflicts and shifting wetland ecologies prompt hard conversations over how to manage moose, a range of options have been discussed in public discourse.—
John Wendt,
The Conversation,
11 Aug. 2025
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As the merger faced regulatory approval and Paramount engaged in settlement talks with Trump, staffers in the news division were in a perpetual state of consternation, while Democratic lawmakers raised the prospect that of a violation of anti-bribery laws.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Much depends on how US-China trade talks pan out: Trump’s 30% tariff on Beijing led the US’ trade deficit with China to fall to its narrowest point in 21 years.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Between March 2022 and Wei’s arrest in August 2023, the spy allegedly paid Wei thousands of dollars in exchange for photographs and videos of the Essex, information about the location of various Navy ships and details about the Essex’s defensive weapons, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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American chipmakers Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the US government 15% of their revenues from semiconductor sales to China in exchange for export licenses.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussion. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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