Meaning & use
Mooted
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Raised for discussion or debate; suggested as a possibility, often without a firm decision being reached.
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A merger between the two companies was mooted but never formally proposed.
Several names were mooted for the new stadium before the board settled on one.
A note on using this word
In British English, 'moot' as a verb means to raise a topic, while in American English 'moot point' more often means an issue that's no longer relevant.
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