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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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Starting Tuesday, forecasters expect Milton's intensity to be dictated by eyewall replacement cycles, which could cause the system to gradually weaken but grow larger, wrote Eric Blake, one of the center's hurricane specialists, in a forecast discussion on Monday afternoon.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Both sides last met on Friday in Montreal, at a discussion convened by mediators.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2024
Gina Flores, deputy director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, said economists already review rules, and that the office was not included in discussions about the proposal.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Schütte père never spoke much about what happened during the wartime years; that wasn’t unusual in a country where discussions about the crimes of the Nazis were sometimes kept out of sight, out of mind.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Both sides last met on Friday in Montreal, at a discussion convened by mediators.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2024
Gina Flores, deputy director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, said economists already review rules, and that the office was not included in discussions about the proposal.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
Schütte père never spoke much about what happened during the wartime years; that wasn’t unusual in a country where discussions about the crimes of the Nazis were sometimes kept out of sight, out of mind.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussion. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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