Thesaurus results for DISCUSSIONS

discussions

noun

plural of discussion

as in debates

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 conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people discussions around the watercooler at work

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Recent Examples of discussions There have been internal discussions about the cause. —

Katie Woo, New York Times, 18 May 2026 And all of that will be facilitated by board of trade discussions with the Chinese. —

CBS News, 17 May 2026 Several also consistently rank highly in expat satisfaction surveys and broader international livability discussions. —

Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 After four seasons, Lawrence left Spin City when Fox did and went on to create Scrubs at NBC, a series that often gets lost in discussions of how TV comedy evolved in the aughts. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026 As the creator and host of the viral social media series Subway Takes, Rahma invites celebrities, comedians and cultural figures onto the New York City subway for candid, fast-moving discussions that often feel more spontaneous than traditional interviews. —

Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 Through their discussions, and the essays and stories that they were assigned to write each week, Heidi came to know her students’ pain. —

Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 One of the sources said the discussions had been underway for a year, and suspected the brothers had been waiting to see how their half-siblings’ cases play out before making their move. —

Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026 While China has mostly stayed out of the fray publicly, the war will serve as a backdrop for the discussions. —

Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 10 May 2026

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As tensions rise between the United States and China over trade, technology, Taiwan and military influence, the relationship between the world’s two largest economies is increasingly shaping global politics and national security debates.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2026
In the last two debates, Becerra, considered the party's frontrunner, has faced scrutiny from other candidates and the public over his connection to Williamson.

— James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026