Debate and Thinking

Debate

Debate noun - A careful weighing of the reasons for or against something.

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

Nearby Words: debated, debatable, debater, debating

Thinking noun - The process of using your mind to consider something carefully.

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Debate and thinking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Debate" instead a noun "Thinking".

Nearby Words: think, thinker, thinkable

best	best debate	best thinking
similar	similar debate	similar thinking
current	current debate	current thinking
free	free debate	free thinking
Other adjectives: logical, actual, entire, real, great, serious, little, new, scientific.

Despite thinking it applies to him, Jeff can not simply win a debate or create pottery just because he thinks he is special.

Source: Hard Work Hardly Works
It gets unfortunate when a good chunk of fans have to go onto the forum to debate just what people are thinking or saying.

Source: Webcomic / Penny and Aggie
Contested; A Free Ride's actual year of creation is subject to debate, with some scholars thinking it was created later than 1915.

Source: Ur-Example

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