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debate
noun as in discussion of issues; consideration
Strongest matches
argument, contest, controversy, deliberation, dispute, match
Strong matches
agitation, altercation, argumentation, cogitation, contention, controverting, dialectic, disputation, hassle, meditation, mooting, polemic, rebutting, reflection, refuting, tiff, words, wrangle
verb as in argue, discuss
Strong matches
agitate, altercate, bandy, canvass, cogitate, confab, confute, contend, controvert, demonstrate, differ, disprove, dispute, hassle, moot, pettifog, prove, reason, rebut, refute, rehash
Weak matches
bump heads, chew the fat, cross swords, discept, hammer away at, hash over, have at it, kick around, knock around, lock horns, pick a bone, put up argument, set to, talk back, talk game, thrash out, toss around
Example Sentences
Hansard reveals that during the debate, the word veteran was used almost twice as much as victim.
The 25-year-old, making only his second England appearance after a debut against the United States in the summer, looked immediately at home as he inserted himself into England's midfield debate.
It advocated for universal child care and paid leave for medical and parental needs—issues still debated.
The IOC ran boxing in Tokyo and Paris while it debated the sport's future at the Games.
Cue a debate over whether to rope off lines.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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