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discourse

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verb

1
as in to lecture
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the guest lecturer discoursed at some length on the long-term results of the war

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2
as in to speak
to talk as if giving an important and formal speech grandly discoursed as though he were an expert on every subject

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Noun
But some media literacy experts have argued that a neutral stance favors those who poison the public discourse. Brian Stelter, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 Rather than support the civil discourse that makes learning possible, these administrators have allowed the voices of the loudest to drown out ... Tyson Langhofer, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
With the pressure mounting, Live Nation appeared to respond to the merch cuts discourse with On the Road Again, a new program that sounded too good to be true. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Nov. 2023 Having to develop answers forces me to generate criteria around subject matters and discourse around topics, defend things and stand for things related to the series and some not. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for discourse 

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“Discourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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