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discussed

American  
[dih-skuhst] / dɪˈskʌst /

adjective

  1. having been talked or written about, especially in order to debate or explore solutions.

    The proposed new parking garage has been a widely discussed topic in recent months.


verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of discuss.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of discussed

discuss ( def. ) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Venezuela’s government hailed the meeting as historic and said the two leaders discussed cooperation in energy, mining and security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“What we discussed was setting up a mechanism — so it’s going to be called the U.S.-China AI Dialogue. We’ve agreed to meet again,” Bessent said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Topics like budgeting and investing weren’t discussed at home when Wilson was growing up.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rodríguez said they discussed "advancing a cooperation agenda in strategic areas such as energy, mining, and security".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“I’m not hypersensitive. But we’ve already discussed this, so many times.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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