Thesaurus results for DISCUSSES

discusses

verb

present tense third-person singular of discuss

as in argues

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 discusses Here, the company’s founder and president of the board Carlos Pereira de Souza discusses DelRio’s competitive advantages, its plans to further scale its business and what sets Brazil apart as a sourcing destination. — Sj Studio, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 This week on Talking Central Florida, Central Florida reporter Mike Schneider discusses his former career at the Associated Press covering the Sunshine State. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Below, during a conversation with THR, Blair also discusses the spiritual and thematic connection between Idiots and I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 Kinney discusses sharing scenes once again with onscreen sibling Lauren Cohan. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown discusses whether the banking system offers a useful model for supervising powerful AI companies. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 What to read next In the book, there's a section that discusses introducing greenhouse gas to the Martian atmosphere in order for humans to walk around without a spacesuit. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The book discusses Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest people of the late 19th and early 20th century. — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 In the messages, the person Rose is talking to, labeled Hayden, discusses being hurt by their mother’s behavior. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2026

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Sankey also argues that the SEC was acting on its own and not attempting to collude with NCAA to stop Kiffin from bringing in ex-pros.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Pinney argues that the female figures in Ravi Varma’s work helped drive its proliferation.

— Noor Anand Chawla, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2026

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While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
The show, which has been on air for 15 years, uses a roundtable format in which the panel debates politics, pop culture and other current events.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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