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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The practice gathered on Tuesdays to discuss clients and the business overall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rubio will meet with officials in Reykjavik "to discuss economic and security collaboration," the US State Department said in a statement announcing the trip.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
On Monday, Turkish officials and Pakistan’s foreign and defense ministers and army chief met with their counterparts in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss how to “institutionalize” the pact, according to official statements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
According to the paper, Manchester City's chairman met with a senior UK cabinet minister two weeks before the guilty verdicts to discuss UAE's future investments in Britain.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
I was not at liberty to discuss anything with you over the phone.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The conductor discusses steering the National Symphony Orchestra through the tumult at the Kennedy Center, the closure of which left the group in need of new places to play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
BBC culture correspondent Noor Nanji discusses his wild admission, as well as the show's latest twist.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kaepernick’s book discusses his life up to this point, from his childhood and adolescence to his current justice activities and life with his wife, Nessa Diab, and daughter.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
Here, Pierpaolo Seguso, 52, who lives between Venice and New York, discusses his children joining the business, the family values he plans on passing down and adapting the brand for a modern consumer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
What he accomplished in Iceland inspired the film, which discusses the so-called Fischer Boom of increased chess activity, post-1972.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
In separate interviews, Mundy, Lindelof and King discussed the “Lanterns” finale, Stewart and Jordan’s bittersweet reconciliation and the show’s fiercely protective mothers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
That has been a long-running technique that is much discussed in a lot of economic and administrative law literature.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
He's also been joined on the One Show on separate occasions by Ross Kemp, Miranda Hart and James Blunt - and earlier this year, he discussed AI on stage with Hannah Fry.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Ambassador George Glass said he has discussed the matter with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Okinawa’s governor, Genta Koja.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The night before, he and Garfield discussed business until nearly midnight.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
The Journal reported last week that Authentic Brands Group has made an approach and been privately discussing an offer that could value the company at more than $20 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He reflected on his own experience when discussing the importance of a quick payback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It has been discussing a deal to sell Boots to the Canadian arm of the Weston family, which owns a food-business empire, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Instead of discussing how Fury and Joshua match up, the conversation became about promoters, contractual clauses, competing egos and whether the fight would happen at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
It’s worth looking at this false step before discussing Descartes’s influence in areas where he was more right than wrong.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing discuss
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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