debatable
adjective
de·bat·able
di-ˈbā-tə-bəl 
dē-
1
: claimed by more than one country
debatable border territory
2
a
: open to dispute : questionable
the debatable wisdom of his advice
b
: open to debate
3
: capable of being debated
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Examples of debatable in a Sentence
it's always debatable which college football team is really number one, since there's more than one ranking system
the debatable wisdom of going back for another helping from the buffet
Recent Examples on the Web
Keep America out of War: a Program This little book will seem to many to proceed from debatable premises.
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Norman Thomas, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Newly relaxed election spending limits mean millions more are set to be spent on digital campaigning than in any previous poll, but given young people's traditionally low turnout at elections, the impact of TikTok on the overall outcome is debatable.
—Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 May 2024
Today, church membership is in decline, and the institutional influence of mainline protestant churches is much diminished (although to exactly what effect is debatable).
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
Biden hoped more supply would lead to lower prices at the pump, which worked then (though to what degree is debatable).
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Norman Thomas, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2024
Newly relaxed election spending limits mean millions more are set to be spent on digital campaigning than in any previous poll, but given young people's traditionally low turnout at elections, the impact of TikTok on the overall outcome is debatable.
—Elliott Goat, The Week Uk, theweek, 28 May 2024
Today, church membership is in decline, and the institutional influence of mainline protestant churches is much diminished (although to exactly what effect is debatable).
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
Biden hoped more supply would lead to lower prices at the pump, which worked then (though to what degree is debatable).
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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“Debatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debatable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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