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
Refer and discuss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refer" instead a verb "Discuss".
Refer
Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.
Common collocations
| relationship | discuss relationship | refer relationship |
| time | discuss time | refer time |
| fact | discuss fact | refer fact |
| way | discuss way | refer way |
| Other words: characters. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Despite being imprisoned for 2,000 years until Tony found her, right after becoming a genie, Jeannie would often discuss having other masters, and at other time refer to Tony as her first master.
Source: Series / I Dream of Jeannie - Such characters are prone to having a Fan Nickname assigned to them, since it's kind of hard to discuss characters without a way to refer to them.
Source: No Need for Names -
In one flashback, they actually discuss a strange interface on Galeon, an alien mecha lion, and refer to it as a Black Box.
Source: Black Box
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