bandying (about)

present participle of bandy (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandying (about)
Verb
  • What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But if any such expansion plans are in the works, Goldman isn’t letting on.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Russia's southern Krasnodar region, this video circulating online showing an oil depot engulfed in flames.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Current vaccines are typically built around specific strains that are already circulating.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • On Friday night, the United Talent Agency, along with Vulture, held their yearly elegant soiree, bringing in people from across the scene, with actors, producers, and agents gabbing and gossiping about the past year in Broadway and beyond.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • Reading these conversations feels like attending a party at which each new guest talks over the one before, disputing and undermining, gossiping and bringing into doubt the fundamental purpose of their coming together.
    Joe Dunthorne, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
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“Bandying (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying%20%28about%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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