discuss
Usage
What are other ways to say discuss?
To discuss is to present varied opinions and views in consideration of a matter: to discuss ways and means. To argue is to present one's reasons for or against a thing: The scientists argued for a safer testing procedure; it may also imply disputing in an angry or excited way: His parents argue all the time. To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment.
Example Sentences
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"People feel like they have to have a PhD in this topic to understand it, or to discuss it sensibly," Sidhwa told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
There was a lot to discuss about both titles including AI/robots, intellectual enhancements, climate change, reality television, prison reform/abolition and human nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Editor’s note: In this Future View, students discuss what the Fauci diaries reveal about the Covid pandemic response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“They put on the agenda that they were going to discuss a conversation that the mayor had with the county judge and a developer of a possible data center going to our area,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Bobby wanted Fridrik to bring a copy of the Kasparov–Karpov game that he’d claimed for years was prearranged, so they could discuss it and play it over on Bobby’s pocket set.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, Chase Infiniti discusses her meteroic rise, her Emmy nomination for “The Testaments” and nurturing the ambition to become an actor since age 10.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The manager is beaming when he discusses Walker.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick continues the “By the People” series, in which she discusses the landmark 2015 marriage-equality decision Obergefell with co-host Mark Joseph Stern and gay rights advocate Marc Solomon.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ms. Watson discusses AI in passing, noting that “to get up and running, AI needs data and questions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He was not himself an artist, but On Divine Proportion discusses the golden section, the principles of architecture and the design of typefaces.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Also, we discussed the importance of including the developing world in the vaccine trials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“A favorite book my book group read and discussed is ‘Farenheit 451.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
But addressing the hoax while on a visit to the central English city of Wolverhampton, Burnham said nothing sensitive had been discussed in the messages.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
He professed a fondness for Tupac Shakur and electronic dance music, discussed UFO sightings around U.S. military installations and admitted his ideal fall Saturday involves spending hours watching college football.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I pretended like I had important business in my locker while Alyx and Julia discussed True Confessions at Rachel’s house last night.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Other examples cited include a television producer who reportedly contacted the band's management thinking they were related to Kpop Demon Hunters, and social media posts incorrectly tagging Demon Hunter when discussing the film.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
It has been reported that senior government figures were discussing whether or not to send the alert hours before, on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Perkins was candid about tough moments, including what it was like to be hit with giant margin calls on positions, something traders avoid discussing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"People have been discussing this hypothesis for about 60 years," said Sachin Suresh, a PhD student in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nevertheless, for weeks after the incident, the girls sat around discussing it, wishing things could have been different.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing discuss
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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