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debate

[dih-bayt] / dɪˈbeɪt /




Usage

What are other ways to say debate? To debate is to interchange formal (usually opposing) arguments, especially on public questions: to debate a proposed amendment. To argue is to present one's reasons: 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 discuss is to present varied opinions and views: to discuss ways and means. 

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They say the debate on the Dutch stock is increasingly shifting toward the scale of expansion in 2028 and beyond and the potential boost to margins from higher prices and adoption of its higher-end machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

My colleague Lorraine Ali made a good point — how many people were actually watching this debate?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But the council member nevertheless made it into the general election against Bass, and dominated their second debate, hosted in August by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The killing of Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was one of America's most famous cold cases, prompting endless debate among music fans over who did it, and why.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

And all parties to the debate seemed to believe that history, as well as the future, was on their side.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

"This my lords is cutting-edge technology and it will enable me to contribute to debates in my own, once-clear voice before it began to deteriorate due to my disability," the 67-year-old told the chamber.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

We didn’t notice any blow-ups of such magnitude in the debates we watched this week.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

While debates about building AI that surpasses human intelligence, flashy new gadgets and AI spending tend to dominate tech events, tech talks at last week’s Oakland Tech Week often had a different vibe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

His new role is largely symbolic, but Rausch will now chair debates, have the power to control access to the parliament building and represent parliament at official events.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Certainly the animals did not want Jones back; if the holding of debates on Sunday mornings was liable to bring him back, then the debates must stop.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

Building a third runway at Heathrow has been debated for decades.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Generations of Americans debated not whether the nation should grow, but where.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ever since John Maynard Keynes’s 1936 classic, “The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money,” which essentially established macroeconomics, economists have debated how governments should stabilize an economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The authors examine how different monocyte populations change over time and assess the debated M1/M2 macrophage polarization model.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

White could not anticipate the bitter, sensational legal battle that was about to ensue—one that would be debated in the U.S.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

And Becerra, who’s made himself exceedingly scarce, is stepping up and debating, as he should.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Brazil spent years debating how to regulate sports betting," the club said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

As it was, you may have spent too much goodwill debating other money-related issues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Keep that in mind at your next doubles social when you’re debating like Lincoln and Douglas over whether it’s 15-30 or 30-15.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

As the nation spent much of 1866 and 1867 debating the issues surrounding the Fourteenth Amendment, tensions grew within the women’s rights movement.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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