Thesaurus results for DISCUSSING

discussing

verb

present participle of discuss

as in debating

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion we discussed the new proposal for the school stadium

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Recent Examples of discussing When discussing his current mental state, Jake was forthcoming about how difficult this time period has been. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 The current proposal is not final, and the school board is expected to continue discussing the plan through the fall before taking any action. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The Cubs are led by experienced players, baseball gym rats who enjoy digging into the game’s little details and discussing the finer points of their craft. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Iran and Oman are discussing a joint temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz in an effort to increase traffic through the chokepoint. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 Our last night in Valoria la Buena was spent among newfound friends, discussing the Strokes, love and coffee, all while enjoying a little rum. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Other leagues are increasingly discussing centralizing their local media rights sales, with the possibility of bundling them together on a streaming service such as Amazon Prime Video, DAZN, ESPN, or YouTube. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Apple continues to believe the earbuds will launch in 2027, said the people, who asked not to be identified when discussing unannounced products. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Supporters are circulating clips of Ossoff’s speeches, debating his prospects against other potential 2028 Democratic contenders and increasingly comparing his trajectory with Obama’s rapid rise from the Senate to the White House.

— Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Opportunities are delayed because organizations are debating whose numbers are correct rather than deciding what actions to take.

— Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of debating

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O’Leary, who owns multimillion-dollar homes in Florida, Massachusetts, and Toronto, has made the point to shop at Walmart on numerous occasions—long arguing that there’s no reason to pay more for everyday essentials when a cheaper option will do.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Nevada promptly sued, arguing the plan is untenable for Las Vegas.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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As of Thursday afternoon, McGrane was still reviewing the judge’s order and was not yet ready to comment, said Joe Parris, a spokesperson for McGrane.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
After reviewing enough job posts that listed the position as remote only to find out the company requires employees to work in office, Petersen doesn’t trust job descriptions anymore.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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