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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

as in conversations

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of discussions 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 The Taurus Sun forms a supportive sextile to Jupiter in your 3rd House of Communication, giving negotiations, outreach, and practical discussions unusual traction. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 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 This is where Asia features, with its vast land and maritime hinterland serving as a huge market and a source of fossil fuel demand, security partnerships (an example of this is discussions underway with India), technology, and people. —

Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 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 The discussions included a potential transition of power in Venezuela. —

Michelle Velez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 In these discussions, one key difference is an untraditional aspect to managing day-to-day racing. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 May 2026 Yet the time when the ocean was treated as an afterthought in climate discussions is ending. —

Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussions

Noun

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