Discuss and Suggest

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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Suggest and discuss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suggest" instead a verb "Discuss".

Nearby Words: discussion, discussed, discussing, discussable, discussible

Suggest verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Discuss and suggest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discuss" instead a verb "Suggest".

character	discuss character	suggest character
idea	discuss idea	suggest idea
relationship	discuss relationship	suggest relationship
nature	discuss nature	suggest nature
Other words: future, possibility, case, time, way, plan, game, story, war, movie, ways, ideas, options.

At one point, Henry's characters discuss the portrait in terms that suggest they'd like to Just Eat Gilligan and get on with the liberation.

Source: Literature / In the Realms of the Unreal
In the stinger of "And One to Grow On", in the fifth season, Phil and Claire discuss Luke's excessive dance practice in his room in terms that suggest masturbation.

Source: Series / Modern Family
It also seems to suggest why the reviewers have so much power; as a group of people who discuss and deconstruct tropes as a living, they've made their own lives into stories.

Source: Web Video / To Boldly Flee

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