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debated

adjective as in contested

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Ever since it was created in 1965, politicians and researchers have studied and debated its effectiveness.

The role of race in these cases and those of other unarmed black men has been debated at length.

The hostages were told to sit and wait as the rebels debated their fate.

While medications have improved, the use of preventative drugs like Truvada remains hotly debated.

“This has to be one of the issues that gets debated,” he said.

The question of running powers was prominent throughout the case and had been much debated and discussed.

A law would be proposed, debated and, if passed, be submitted to the Governor for his approval.

The question of the Filipinosʼ capacity for self-government has been frequently debated since the Rebellion of 1896.

It has been a frequently debated question whether man comprises a single species or two or more species of animal descent.

Out of Plato come all things that are still written and debated among men of thought.

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On this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to debated, such as: argued, challenged, impugned, and questioned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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