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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandied (about)
Verb
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More recently, an ultra-luxe Swiss watchmaker is rumored to be in talks to join the tour.—
Robin Swithinbank,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026 -
The wooden figurehead of a female on the prow is rumored to be modeled after Bezos’ wife, Lauren Sanchez.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Videos of the interactions have circulated on social media and were shown on local TV news reports.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Activists from Standing Together, an Israeli Palestinian coexistence group, moved in to try to stop the confrontation, video circulated by the organization showed.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Instead, Pastrnak dished to Zacha on his left.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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Kicking off Deadline’s Reality TV Summit on Friday, Cohen sat down to discuss his various ventures, dished on potential new Housewives series and talked up his love of game shows.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The trade was disclosed in the 113-page periodic transaction report the Office of Government Ethics released on May 14.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Officials have not disclosed what new information led them back to the property or what specifically prompted the latest excavation.—
Doug Dunbar,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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The column gossiped about which journalists and pundits did not pass the new purity test.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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One student was determined to get high-fives from a reporter, and students gossiped about gaining fame in the local paper.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Bandied (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandied%20%28about%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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