as in to discuss
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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Recent Examples of bandy
Like her Disney Channel duo of Hannah Montana and Miley Stewart, Cyrus bandies from album to album between recklessness and reserve.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
As for who the front-runner is to be the next pontiff, there are several names being bandied around, one being Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi who is president of the Episcopal Conference of Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Fans have been bandying this theory around for weeks, and her reaction to Gaitok staring them down at the Muay Thai fight could give it a bit more credence.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
New York has also been bandied around as a potential Olympic site having staged eight T20 World Cup matches at its $30 million modular stadium in Long Island.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 June 2025
As for who the front-runner is to be the next pontiff, there are several names being bandied around, one being Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi who is president of the Episcopal Conference of Italy.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Fans have been bandying this theory around for weeks, and her reaction to Gaitok staring them down at the Muay Thai fight could give it a bit more credence.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
New York has also been bandied around as a potential Olympic site having staged eight T20 World Cup matches at its $30 million modular stadium in Long Island.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandy
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Carvalho discussed the event’s main goal, to mark a year since the beginning of recovery from the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires in January of 2025.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This story discusses events that might be disturbing to some readers.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Policymakers are interested too, debating whether public policy and taxpayer money should be used to propel off-site construction from niche application to a regular, if not dominant, feature of the industry.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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While many countries still debate how electric air travel should work, China is already laying the foundation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, some rank-and-file Democrats are still floating the idea of funding everything except ICE and Customs and Border Protection, arguing those agencies are already funded and should be isolated from other key government functions.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Vedam’s supporters believe investigators fixated on him as the lone suspect at the expense of other legitimate leads, arguing that his ethnicity played a role in how authorities homed in on him in the early days of the case and at trial.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Bandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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