debate
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Synonyms: Noun
account, advisement, consideration, deliberation, reflection, study, thought
Synonyms: Verb
chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, eye, kick around, meditate, mull (over), perpend, ponder, pore (over), question, revolve, ruminate, study, think (about or over), turn, weigh, wrestle (with)
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of debate in a Sentence
Noun
The candidates participated in several debates before the election was held. The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable debate among scholars for many years.Verb
Scholars have been debating the meaning of the text for years. Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly debated among economists. The energy bill is currently being debated in Congress. The President debated his challenger in front of a live audience on Tuesday. The students debated for an hour.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Washington State Democratic Chair Tina Powdowlaski authored the resolution, which called on the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to let candidates appear on stage simultaneously in a debate focused on the issue. — Aaron Navarro And Eleanor Watson, CBS News, "DNC rejects resolution calling for climate change debate," 22 Aug. 2019 The activists behind the Parkland group’s plan are aiming to influence the political debate leading up to the 2020 presidential election and are asking each candidate to endorse their platform. — Adeel Hassan, BostonGlobe.com, "Parkland massacre survivors propose ambitious gun-control measures," 21 Aug. 2019 But after each round of killings, the political debate hasn't produced a significant response by Congress, as Republicans have joined the powerful gun lobby in resisting fresh gun-control legislation. — Author: Josh Dawsey, David Nakamura, Anchorage Daily News, "Trump again appears to back away from gun background checks," 20 Aug. 2019 In an interview with Gromer Jeffers Jr., Castro said his focus right now is to get into the September Democratic debate in Houston. — Dallas News, "More secret tape fallout in Texas House, Beto O'Rourke's reboot, Dallas mayor creates crime task force," 20 Aug. 2019 Until the American public, whom doctors are well placed to inform, steps into this debate to demand action, Congress will continue to prevaricate. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz India, "A British journal has upset a lot of Indians by weighing in on Kashmir," 19 Aug. 2019 And hardly a week goes by without a major company getting drawn into a contentious political debate. — David Gelles, New York Times, "Shareholder Value Is No Longer Everything, Top C.E.O.s Say," 19 Aug. 2019 Since then, a shift has slowly happened, as outlets are now framing more of the political debates in this country around the topic of race. — J. Brian Charles, Vox, "What the conservative critics of the New York Times’s 1619 Project miss.," 18 Aug. 2019 His current hot streak has thrust him into the NL MVP debate. — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, "Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. benched for not hustling vs. Dodgers," 18 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
As senators debate their next steps, House Democrats are moving ahead on other bills, with the House Judiciary Committee set to consider a host of proposals to address gun violence at a hearing next week. — Matthew Daly, The Denver Post, "McConnell says he’s waiting on Trump to chart path on guns," 3 Sep. 2019 The Democratic National Committee raised fundraising and qualification standards for its next round of debating. — Melanie Eversley, Fortune, "Gillibrand’s Exit From 2020 Presidential Race Spotlights Her Push for Women’s Advancement," 29 Aug. 2019 More late qualifiers would mean two nights of debating by smaller groups — and therefore a different dynamic than in the earlier debates. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Attacks on racism and Trump resonate for Texans Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro," 20 Aug. 2019 As the County Council debated Olszewksi’s proposals for tax increases this spring, the council’s three Republicans questioned the need for the diversity officer position. — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, "Democrats Bromwell and Lafferty leaving General Assembly to join Olszewski administration," 19 Aug. 2019 As Americans debate how to best reform our higher-education system, considering the trade-offs involved will enable clearer thinking about policy proposals such as free tuition. — Jason Delisle, National Review, "What European Countries Sacrifice for Free College," 15 Aug. 2019 Pistons Twitter lacked the same intensity with Paul on the market, but the follower decided — after watching me grow weary of debating fans for nearly a week over Westbrook — the best course was a deferential tone. — Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Chris Paul's game a good fit with Detroit Pistons, but cost is high," 23 July 2019 This was the person whom Du Bois would debate, and try to prove that a black person could be the equal of. — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, "When W. E. B. Du Bois Made a Laughingstock of a White Supremacist," 19 Aug. 2019 What ushered fisheries collapse there -- whether badly regulated seafood harvesting, withdrawals of river water by cities as far as Atlanta or changes in nature -- remains debated and unresolved. — Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida’s oysters in Apalachicola, Cedar Key face climate threats to survival | Special Report," 15 Aug. 2019