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 Already ongoing for days ahead of the visit, discussions about handling security intensified after a heavily armed man sprinted through security and got yards away from the banquet hall crowded with about 2,000 journalists, federal officials and celebrities before he was tackled to the ground. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026 In the streets of Washington, word of the alarming development spread through discussions with rideshare drivers and in the overheard comments of tuxedoed attendees who blurted out comments in smartphone conversations while walking away from the original site of the dinner. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026 The esteemed David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research points out that the market rallies that started April 13 and took the S&P 500 to a new high were a response to prospective new rounds of discussions to resolve the war between Iran and the United States and Israel. —

Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 If agents remain in the room, staff would be required to ask them to leave during medical exams and patient care discussions. —

Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 The past few weeks of talks in the Egyptian capital have begun to look like the opening stages in a longer set of discussions, people close to the negotiations said, rather than an imminent source of relief for people in Gaza. —

Matt Bradley, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026 Miami is replacing athletic director Dan Radakovich, who is retiring early after recent conversations with the school’s president, and is eyeing former Florida Panthers president Michael Yormark as the successor, according to a source with direct knowledge of the discussions. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026 There is a separate pot of British-only prize money, and discussions happen yearly about bonuses for breaking time thresholds. —

Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 In discussions of people like Michael Jackson, some defenders insist on distinguishing between the artist and the art, but a bio-pic is necessarily about both. —

Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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With the midterms approaching, certain primaries have reflected broader debates about whether the Party might consider cursing more, capitalizing tweets, going Dark Woke.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The centrist frequently votes for Democratic amendments during legislative debates but, in the end, often supports the final Republican bill.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026