Synonyms for debated
de·bat·ed

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1. List of paraphrases for "debated":

   discussed, debate

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1. Chris Kofinis:

   He should not have debated. Anyone on his team who agreed to a debate should be fired, or never work again, because that debate may have tanked his campaign.

2. Bruce Riedel:

   It is a game changer in this sense: there were those who debated whether the Islamic State would stay focused local – or go global. I think that debate's over now.

3. Elie Mystal:

   The veneration that this country has for the Constitution is simply weird. It's crazy. It's not what other countries do for their written documents, we act like this thing was etched in stone by the finger of God, when actually it was hotly contested and debated, scrawled out over a couple of weeks in the summer in Philadelphia in 1787, with a bunch of rich, white politicians making deals with each other.

4. Principal Mark Deblois:

   Obviously, they were disappointed that their bill didn't pass, but it was just the manner in which they say the bill was debated, when they saw people stand up and say these just appalling things, that (the abortion reference) was probably less than the gentlemen who stood up and made jokes. That was almost more upsetting to them because they understood those references. Why didn't they take us seriously? Why were people laughing?

5. Jackie Speier:

   I think if we are going to put boots on the ground, we have to authorize the use of force, that should be something debated by the Armed Services Committee and by the full House. We must engage in wars first by evaluating them and Congress taking action, not by allowing the President to act independently, which has been going on now for two decades.