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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Grunander denied that his daughter’s presence at the shooting motivated the decision to seek the death penalty for Robinson, adding that the topic did not come up when prosecutors discussed whether to seek the death penalty.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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In emails from 2015 through 2018, Attia and Epstein often exchanged crude jokes and sometimes discussed health issues.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Florida House of Representatives is debating legislation that would require local governments to allow single-family homeowners to build accessory dwelling units — commonly known as efficiencies or granny flats — on their properties.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Join Richard Sher’s panel with Vatz, Catalina Byrd, Jimmy Mathis and Barry Gogel debating the continuing feud between Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates.—
Bill Wachsberger,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Why pigeons can outperform drones in some missions The startup argued that pigeons offer practical advantages over conventional drones in specific environments.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandy. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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