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as in debate
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
the discussion about the club budget went on for hours
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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people
discussions around the watercooler at work
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Recent Examples of discussion
If agents remain in the room, staff would be required to ask them to leave during medical exams and patient care discussions.
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Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Both cases were scheduled for discussion for Friday’s closed-door conference.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
The past few weeks of talks in the Egyptian capital have begun to look like the opening stages in a longer set of discussions, people close to the negotiations said, rather than an imminent source of relief for people in Gaza.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Miami is replacing athletic director Dan Radakovich, who is retiring early after recent conversations with the school’s president, and is eyeing former Florida Panthers president Michael Yormark as the successor, according to a source with direct knowledge of the discussions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Both cases were scheduled for discussion for Friday’s closed-door conference.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026
The past few weeks of talks in the Egyptian capital have begun to look like the opening stages in a longer set of discussions, people close to the negotiations said, rather than an imminent source of relief for people in Gaza.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Miami is replacing athletic director Dan Radakovich, who is retiring early after recent conversations with the school’s president, and is eyeing former Florida Panthers president Michael Yormark as the successor, according to a source with direct knowledge of the discussions.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discussion
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The early read was that Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms , and Amazon all passed with flying colors, but beneath the strong headline numbers, a more nuanced debate is taking shape.—
Paulina Likos,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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There have been debates about the entertainment value of the Premier League all season, but the top-flight of English football remains the least predictable of Europe’s top leagues.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Our conversation has been edited and condensed.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Quick-thinking in your 1st House of Identity, squares expansive Jupiter in your 4th House of Home, pushing conversations around personal plans and family expectations.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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This year, new creative partner Climate Spring will offer yet another dedicated meeting for each fellow with a Climate Spring development executive to provide development advice and consultation on their script.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Russian drone incursions last year prompted Poland to formally invoke NATO's Article 4, which initiates official consultations among allies regarding a direct security threat.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Inside this building, generations of artists a century apart converse about similarly distressing and awe-inducing encounters between us and our technological creations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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The two converse as if Janet is a hostage on a permanent Zoom call, always sitting in the same room, in the same clothes, talking to the same nonexistent camera.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mavra Javed does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.—
Mavra Javed,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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And immigration attorney Amandeep Hayer said his Vancouver, British Columbia, area practice went from about 200 citizenship cases a year to more than 20 consults per day.—
Sarah Raza,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Investors had cheered the talks and the prospect of change at a fiercely independent company that had relied on decades-old relationships.—
Edwin Chan,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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There was talk that the Falcons might be willing to trade Pitts for draft picks at some point during the weekend.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But, rewatching the film 20 years later (March 31 was the actual anniversary), Gunn's fingerprints are unmistakable, from the highly quotable dialogue to the quirky soundtrack lifted from the outer reaches of Gunn's eclectic music collection.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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The second floor will include offices for village, police, and community development administrators, as well as staff break rooms and conference spaces.—
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Your fellow guests are likely to be a mix of local staycationing families on weekends and holidays, and those traveling on business or attending events during the week in the hotel’s conference facilities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Discussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discussion. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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