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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Lenny Kravitz fans experienced quite the scare on Sunday afternoon after the rocker was rumored to be aboard a private plane that crashed in Greenacres, Florida, in Palm Beach County.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Later, on social media, Gunn responded to a fan’s query regarding those rumored to be front-runners for the Batman role.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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He was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after patrons recognized him at a McDonald’s from photos circulated by the NYPD.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026
According to legends that circulated in the Middle Ages, the Codex Gigas was created by a monk in Podlažice who sinned and was sentenced to death by immurement—live entombment in a walled enclosure.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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Stokes also grabbed nine rebounds, dished four assists, committed three turnovers and came up with a key steal late while playing 31 minutes.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Roseanne Barr claims that the late Lisa Marie Presley dished to her about the men in her life.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dished

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Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, beyond highlighting that Digital Dust’s founders, Federica Zucchi and Alessandra De Siena, together with CEO Matteo Zucchi and the agency’s entire team, will remain on-board.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Meta last week disclosed a quarter of negative free cash flow for the first time since 2012.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of disclosed

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The two friends also gossiped about the buzz surrounding their friendship, Shawkat previously told The New Yorker.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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