debating
- present participle of debate.
Example Sentences
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Transit advocates likewise dismissed the idea, arguing lawmakers should remain focused on completing the station’s redevelopment and improving passenger service rather than debating a name change.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Groups sit in circles debating politics through the night.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Wax figures of scrappy, earnest young communists gesticulate during a 1921 meeting frozen in time, debating how best to bring Marxism to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Scientists have been debating that question for years, and the answer remains far from simple.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Zheng considered for a little while, his face changing from one expression to another as if he was debating with himself.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
