Clues for the word "DEBATE"
We've had 79 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 152 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on August 24, 2026.
Definition of debate
- v. t. - To engage in combat for; to strive for.
- v. t. - To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss; to argue for and against.
- v. i. - To engage in strife or combat; to fight.
- v. i. - To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the mind; -- often followed by on or upon.
- v. t. - A fight or fighting; contest; strife.
- v. t. - Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or in Congress.
- v. t. - Subject of discussion.
Referring Clues
- Campaign event
- Discuss pros and cons
- Senate event
- Where opposite sides meet
- Campaign feature
- Historic Kennedy-Nixon event
- It has its pros and cons
- Discussion of both sides
- Forensics focus
- Campaign contest
- Argue formally
- Go back and forth
- Political confrontation
- Political argument
- Discuss the pros and cons of
- Forensic activity
- Pre-election event
- Formal argument
- War of words
- Candidates' face-off
- Campaign event and this puzzle's theme
- Discussion
- Argue a question
- Hash over
- Argue
- Forensics practice
- Forensics battle
- Engage in forensics
- Oral contest
- Argument
- Argue with
- Election year event
- Political event
- Dispute about
- Forensic contest
- Certain school team activity
- Railsplitter vs. little giant event
- Political candidates' face-off
- Argue the issues
- Forensic competition
- Verbal contest
- Campaign highlight
- Candidates' discussion
- Thrash out
- Lincoln-Douglas confrontation
- Parliamentary procedure
- Event often televised in split-screen
- Be back in time for discussion
- Formal discussion
- Argument over bands
- Discuss
- Be up in time for a serious discussion
- Young lady put away discussion
- Be up in time for a parliamentary occasion
- Argument about area being in the red, note
- Discuss going up to bed before tea, perhaps
- Talk of going back to bed before tea, maybe
- Alien retired, retreating from argument
- Exchange of views
- Argument on what society girl took in
- I lit out to weaken argument
- Remain standing up in time for an argument
- "What Shakespeare bequeathed is brought back by Lawrence." Discuss
- Be up in time for discussion
- Talk with creature of the night in river
- Dispute
- Maybe sleeping around leads to tense, edgy argument
- Discuss possibly going to bed before tea
- Be round in time for discussion
- Discuss stick trapped in river
- Campaign face-off
- High school activity with pros
- Event in "What the Constitution Means to Me"
- Argue back and forth
- Argument that a socialite girl can't make good tea?
- Argue with a posh girl to make tea, perhaps
- Competition with pros?
- Match wits with
- Election season event
Last Seen In
- LA Times - August 24, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - May 18, 2026
- LA Times - April 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - March 16, 2026
- Evening Standard Quick - December 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 20, 2025
- Daily Quick - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 21, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 17, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - June 26, 2025
- LA Times - April 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 01, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 10, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - February 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 31, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 20, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 28, 2024
- LA Times - June 07, 2024
- USA Today - June 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 29, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - May 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 05, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 05, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - November 26, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 26, 2023
- Daily Quick - October 21, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - October 06, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 17, 2023
- And in 122 more crossword puzzles...