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debate

[dih-beyt] / 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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I’ll soon have skin in this debate myself.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

A proposal to build a data centre on a Cardiff hospital park-and-ride has sparked debate.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

Monday’s comments sought to bring an end to weeks of debate about how long Merz can keep together his coalition, in office for just a year-and-a-half.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The candidates have agreed to debate on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

They went outside, and after some debate about where they could buy bread at this hour, they settled for the Westside Market, and their usual, adequate-if.unexciting bagged loaf of challah.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

That, frankly, bothers me more than almost anything else raised in these etiquette debates.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

Other debates have focused on whether a free Cuba should temporarily revive its 1940 constitution while a new one is drafted.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

The parliamentary commissioner for standards has been investigating whether Tice broke rules requiring MPs to be "open and frank in declaring any relevant interest" during debates in Parliament.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Beyond debates surrounding regulatory policy, investors should be mindful that volatility is increasing as the AI trade transitions into a new phase — one that’s more dependent on debt instead of free cash flow.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Uncle Pete had been touting these books for a long time, not to mention quoting from them liberally to score points in Sunday debates.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The merits of so-called vulgar auteurism are often debated among film fans.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

Researchers have debated for decades whether the Qumran sect actually followed its unusual 364-day calendar or whether the system existed mainly as a religious and theoretical ideal.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Social media companies will also make their position on the restrictions clear as the act is debated in the months to come.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Bitcoin’s value has long been debated, but a strategist has worked out seven possible ways to help to decide the cryptocurrency’s worth.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Across the country, the United States debated the quality of its schools, concerned with how American students matched up to the Soviets in math and the sciences.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

U.S. lawmakers may think they’re debating an old-age program, but they’re deciding something much bigger.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The new confirmation also resolves a question astronomers have been debating for about 10 years.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

He spent much of the race debating strategy with his team before being told to be quiet and they would debate it afterwards.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

When not debating the law, she challenged the law students to chess and other board games.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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