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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandied (about)
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Many of the pieces inside, like the fireplace in the dining room that was rumored to have Russian ties, or the pocket doors that slide in and out, are still standing from when the home was built over a century ago.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Samsung has also been rumored to be working on a modem for the service.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Unverified social media allegations that the congressman behaved inappropriately with staffers have circulated for weeks; Swalwell denies all claims as baseless.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Beckman echoed the first lady's comments that fake images and stories about her and Epstein have circulated for years, prompting her to come out and address them -- despite headlines in recent weeks moving on from the Epstein files.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rodriguez’s long free kick made its way to Ally Sentnor, who dished to Cooper.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mullins fed him the ball with the clock running out, but Karaban, with two defenders closing in, dished it back to the freshman who hadn’t made a three the whole game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Police haven't disclosed how he was injured or whether the shot hit him.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Bassan said she was also inspired by actor Angelina Jolie, who disclosed her own preventive mastectomy in a 2013 column in The New York Times.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lilian liked Anna, who was on the school board, knew what was going on, and gossiped matter-of-factly with neither pettiness nor zeal.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The records have thousands of references to Trump, including emails in which Epstein and others shared news articles, commented on his policies, or gossiped about him and his family.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Bandied (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandied%20%28about%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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