Bring up
Bring up verb - To present or bring forward for discussion.
Usage example: I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money
Discuss
Discuss verb - To talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion.
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Synonyms for Discuss
Bring up and discuss are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bring up" instead a verb "Discuss".
Both terms in one sentence
- Better Than a Bare Bulb: The Narrator and his friends are all writers so they frequently bring up and discuss the shortcomings of various romantic comedy tropes.
Source: Film / Playing It Cool -
They bring up and discuss various methods for interstellar travel, slowing ruling them out one-by-one due to various unrealistic requirements.
Source: Literature / Flood -
This is actually a subversion, though, as many Anoa'i wrestlers rarely bring up their connections to the greater family (usually it's the commentators who discuss the heritages that they're descended from).
Source: In the Blood
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