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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. 

Example Sentences

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Residents pass sunlit classroom windows as children debate ideas, read aloud and pursue projects tailored to their interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

That level of detail helped resolve a long-running anatomical debate.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

After months of debate in the House of Lords, there will be no moment where Parliament makes its final decision in an historic vote.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

A lengthy debate unfolds on the sheet of paper that holds the Senate markup of the Bill of Rights from 1789, and Washington’s signature towers above the Oath of Allegiance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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




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