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 Holding the Games in autumn or spring was bandied around during the IOC Presidential elections earlier this year, and global weather patterns could dictate the dates in the future. Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 Like her Disney Channel duo of Hannah Montana and Miley Stewart, Cyrus bandies from album to album between recklessness and reserve. 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 See All Example Sentences for bandy
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  • The design software vendor's stocks climbed 7% after Altman discussed Figma's integration into ChatGPT, and showed how third-party applications could plug in with OpenAI's Apps software development framework.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That particular topic is probably the most controversial topic in the world, but there's still a lot of editorial safeguards in place where people can discuss things.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The effect is to infuse the story with an undeniable and knowing nostalgia; how quaint, at Alma’s party, to find everyone debating matters of representational consequence.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • That’s not sustainable, argues Ruchir Sharma, chair of Rockefeller International.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit argues the messages violate the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from compelling speech.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025

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