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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A gaggle of Slatesters convenes to discuss live.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
"But we expect more room to discuss, to cooperate with Congress on global shared challenges" such as AI and cyber security.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
A drop-in meeting was held in Llanidloes on Tuesday, following a number of public meetings in other parts of Powys to discuss the health board's plans.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Here, cousins Salter and Paspaley, both based in Sydney, discuss the idea that changed their grandfather’s life, the advantages of being a family business and their risky overseas ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“It’s not really my place to discuss this. You’ll be home in a minute or two.”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Asked what she discusses, she puts a finger to her lips and gives a gentle "shh".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
She explores why so many people eschew these products and discusses how to tell whether they make sense for you.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Threets discusses healthy ways of understanding and processing complicated and overwhelming emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
He discusses his childhood tangles with bullies, his ordeals in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He can't explain it exactly, but there's something about his eyes, their reaction when the class discusses National Socialism, as if Herr Meins isn't really a Nazi at heart but does not dare say so.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
The BBC understands government whips have discussed holding a debate and vote by then, but no date has been scheduled.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Though he offered few specifics, Becerra discussed his priorities throughout the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In a 2022 video titled “We Just Sold Our House. I Was Not Ready To Feel This,” Robbins discussed the emotional experience of parting with the family home after 24 years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
For decades, we discussed the idea of wholesale jewelry, and the board was generally split.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Then they discussed movies and books—well, books that had been made into movies.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
He has been discussing brightness mitigation with SpaceX staffers for almost a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Mayoral candidate Nithya Raman fired part-time campaign staffer Eric Cheng on the weekend before Tuesday’s election, saying he made “reprehensible” remarks on a video where he was discussing a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
He joked it should be renamed after him and spent considerable time discussing Washington, D.C. construction projects and resurrecting conspiracy theories about monument vandals.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Even so, Scheffler and his publishers are still discussing the possibility of legal action in his native Germany.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“We were discussing your evacuation from this village.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing discuss
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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