Thesaurus results for DISCUSSIONS

discussions

noun

plural of discussion

as in debates

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue the discussion about the club budget went on for hours

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as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people discussions around the watercooler at work

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Recent Examples of discussions According to people familiar with discussions about the policy, Bennett’s prior objections were a message intended for his domestic political constituency. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 Typically, when someone wants to donate large sums to a nonprofit, weeks or months of discussions ensue. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 The discussions highlighted how technologies developed to improve security could also become tools for groups seeking to evade existing defenses. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Historically, strategic thinking came later because junior professionals spent much of their time producing the work that supported those discussions. — Samir Dutta, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Across five days, View’s filmmaking presentations and executive discussions offer different perspectives on how those pressures are reshaping production. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 There are four of us on staff at The Verge actively testing Googlebooks and, frankly, our internal Slack discussions have been mostly filled with collective venting of frustrations, disappointments, and bewilderment. — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 Once the speed cameras are in operation, Uhring said, there will still be discussions on what the city can do to discourage speeding on the roadway. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Its author, consultant Berrick Abramson, who was hired as the facilitator, urged the state to act quickly or risk losing the momentum generated by those discussions. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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Noun

This contestation takes place through philosophical debates, religious disputations, and public discussions, whether direct or indirect, open or clandestine.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Over the decades, the motives for ending public executions and moving them into prisons have varied – frequently separate from debates over capital punishment.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of debates

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The department also offers security consultations to help businesses identify vulnerabilities and improve their safety measures.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
British officials have been expected to make a decision since August, when public consultations on the two projects closed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of consultations

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Trump has since tried to find an off-ramp to the war in Iran, but Israel’s actions made such peace deal talks thorny.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
CineGouna Emerge in turn is a strand of El Gouna’s CineGouna industry program alongside the Forum talks lineup, Funding project showcase, Market and new Series focus.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

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Expect more brands to pair products with questionnaires, telehealth consults or at-home test kits.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
Complimentary fitness classes, one-on-one personal training, nutrition consults, Pilates, breathing classes, and flow yoga are among many other options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of consults

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Just keep in mind that some applications have non-standard Save dialogs, so this trick might not work for those.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
The director has been learning Portuguese in preparation for the film, seeking direct communication with the cast and crew and greater proximity to the characters’ dialogues and experiences.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dialogues

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In the eyes of the conferences, and CFP committee, the allure of a postseason bid is the carrot that would dangle in front of them so that fans would look the other way at the nonsense this creates for the football played in September or October.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
These conferences are hosted every four years by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) and discuss measurement issues with member states worldwide.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of conferences

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Accordingly, Trump’s public deliberations about who to invade and who to annihilate were themselves crimes, committed in full view of thousands of diplomats and heads of state.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
The officials were not authorized to comment publicly about internal Saudi deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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