bandied (about)

past tense of bandy (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandied (about)
Verb
  • Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who was once rumored to be one of Kamala Harris’ potential vice president picks, wants to take his state out of the regional electricity grid—the biggest in the nation.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • A week after being sentenced in September of that year, he was involved in a car accident, and was rumored to be critically injured.
    Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That image circulated and stuck.
    Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Guardians manager Stephen Vogt’s name has circulated in recent days, but Vogt is under contract with Cleveland for next season and will likely sign a contract extension.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Minott crashed the glass and dished a couple of fast-break assists.
    Jay King, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The mountain was dished in at the top.
    Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He has not been seen in public since March, but the investigation of his activities had not previously been disclosed by Chinese authorities.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Honeywell, DuPont Two of our industrial companies, Honeywell and DuPont , disclosed new share distribution details on Thursday ahead of their respective spinoffs.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers found that both same-gender and different-gender couples gossiped for about 38 minutes a day individually and 29 minutes a day together.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Bandied (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandied%20%28about%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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