BANDIED (ABOUT) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

bandied (about)

verb

past tense of bandy (about)

as in noised (about or abroad)

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Gomez is rumored to be featured on the album, and has previously released her own Spanish-language music in celebration of her Mexican heritage, including her Revelacíon EP in 2021.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
The move also brings Hauser & Wirth closer Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire philanthropist and founder of Emerson Collective who lives in Palo Alto and has long been rumored to be one the gallery’s marquee clients.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

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Each post has been circulated repeatedly with desperate pleas from bereaved owners and basic information about their beloved animals.

— Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
The initiative was likely constitutionally defective from the outset, even as initiative petitions circulated in all corners of the Commonwealth.

— Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimarães cut inside with the ball, drawing a defender with him, and dished it off inside the box for Matheus Cunha, who buried it past the goalkeeper.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Farrell also dished on his most recent role in season 2 of Sugar, in which the actor reprises the character of private investigator John Sugar.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

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Barros himself disclosed a conflict of interest with the State Ethics Commission just a day before the bid was awarded, according to the suit.

— Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026
Such a timeline seems plausible, as Russian officials have previously disclosed that the RD-0169A rocket engine intended to power the Amur rocket is in the preliminary stages of test firings.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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