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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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A gnarly debate at the center of modern AI research boils down to this: Can a system modeled on the human nervous system ever actually match a human’s abilities?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

However, the way the analysis has been conducted has provoked heated debate.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

No. But it’s important at the moment because it’s part of a deepening policy debate about how to fix the finances of Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

However, many researchers later argued that it was actually a juvenile T. rex, fueling decades of debate.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Smith also led the debate on behalf of the Deep South on that other great text, which was not the Bible but the Constitution.

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




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