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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
At the same time, the discussion is still active, and the need for coordination remains significant because countries and businesses alike face uncertainty if tax rules continue to develop on a fragmented, country-by-country basis.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In a discussion that Padilla started about a secret Groundlings show for gross-out comedy, Palmer summoned the ancient name of one of the forbidden Millennial texts.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Johnson said the discussion ranged from serious matters like the federal immigration raids that have deluged the city in recent months to their differences on Chicago baseball.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
There were discussions this week about expanding the conference football schedule to 10 games.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
In a discussion that Padilla started about a secret Groundlings show for gross-out comedy, Palmer summoned the ancient name of one of the forbidden Millennial texts.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Johnson said the discussion ranged from serious matters like the federal immigration raids that have deluged the city in recent months to their differences on Chicago baseball.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
There were discussions this week about expanding the conference football schedule to 10 games.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussion
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The food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, and agribusiness lobbies do not need to defeat MAHA in public debate.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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What the candidates have said about affordability The candidates offered their ideas for making California more affordable during debates in April and May as well as on their websites.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Budget reductions at the private research institution have meant hard conversations about what and who to cut.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Group conversation can be a lot for many people, and everyone’s social batteries have different capacities.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Over five years, more than 400 maternity care providers have enrolled in BH Impact, with the psychiatric consultation service supporting care for more than 440 pregnant patients.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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Lusenga, however, warned that staying away from clinics could mean missing crucial prenatal and postnatal care consultations.—
Mark Banchereau,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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Alex Schwartz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Alex Schwartz,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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But since this efficiency exercise was first announced, the amount the state expects to save from the consults’ recommendations has been dramatically reduced.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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De la Espriella, who has never before held public office, also promises to sever peace talks with armed groups and unleash a full-on offensive against rebels.—
Alfie Pannell,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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Anxiety over ChatGPT and other emerging technology helped derail talks with both unions and the AMPTP in 2023, leading to crippling dual strikes.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
31 May 2026
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Although Haig and Maras imagine their dialogue and how these conflicts may have played out, the conflicts were real.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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McCullum was asked whether there had been dialogue between country and county?—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The start-up scene, with its conferences, workshops, and accelerators; its Silicon Valley–like culture; its foreign investors and advisers; looked to him and others like the leading edge of such a threat.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Pop-ups, sampling programs, wild posting campaigns, street teams, projections, conference-adjacent stunts and retail activations are strategies that move in the real world and multiply across AI.—
Adam Salacuse,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussion. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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