Thesaurus results for BANDIES

bandies

verb

present tense third-person singular of bandy

as in debates

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion bandied around the idea of going out to dinner for their anniversary

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On the stream, Piker is live-reacting to a YouTube video from the popular channel Jubilee, in which a Black conservative debates a Black liberal.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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Lembke discusses the parts of the brain that activate in moments of crisis or transcendence, and the cognitive theories that help explain why uncertainty feels so uncomfortable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Speaking to Variety, Roache-Turner discusses boarding the project and working once more with Browne.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

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Akhtar argues that Spanish-speaking Muslims of Latin American descent are uniquely positioned to act as bridge-builders between Jewish and Muslim communities.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026
The company argues that much of the opposition is based on wrong or insufficient information, and contends that its operation wouldn’t drain resources or damage the environment, but would produce a hefty tax revenue boost for Cromwell.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

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