debate
noun
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints.
have debated
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present perfectof debate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Investors have debated the advantages of optical technology over traditional copper.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Additionally, executives have debated whether to change the release cadence of certain shows to improve engagement, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
As they have debated in recent weeks, the candidates haven't held back on deploying pointed personal attacks against their opponents.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Ever since John Maynard Keynes’s 1936 classic, “The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money,” which essentially established macroeconomics, economists have debated how governments should stabilize an economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
And since Las Casas historians, clerics, and political activists have debated whether Europeans and their descendants in the Americas are morally culpable for the enormous Indian losses.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
