Debate and Figure

Debate

Debate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.

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Figure and debate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Debate".

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

Usage example: we figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats

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Debate and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

similar	similar debate	similar figure
public	public debate	public figure
actual	actual debate	actual figure
real	real debate	real figure
Other adjectives: big, little, new, major, religious, political, historical.

way

debate way

figure way

In the episode "A Good Night Out", some of the characters debate whether she is more of a mother or a big sister figure to the team.

Source: Series / The Bill
Though whether he's actually a diabolical figure or just has an Unfortunate Name is open to debate.

Source: Theatre / Macbeth
What he is now is still up for debate, but it doesn't look like he's going to have much time to figure it out.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Marvel Universe

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