bandying (about)

present participle of bandy (about)

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Verb
  • But according to renowned astrologer Chani Nicholas, the implications are more complicated than certain media may be letting on.
    Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Videos circulating on social media show Border Patrol detaining individuals at various locations, including Washington Street and Green Bay Road, a Dunkin’ Donuts on Grand Avenue, and Rubi’s Bakery in Waukegan, according to Lake & McHenry County Scanner.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Rumors started circulating a couple of weeks ago that the veteran PR agency, owned by Interpublic Group, will be dissolving.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nancy and Minh are there too, but primarily to set up Peggy’s consternation that her neighbors, along with the rest of Rainey Street, have become a bunch of phone addicts hiding behind their Ring cams and gossiping on the Neighbors app instead of interacting face to face.
    Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Bandying (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying%20%28about%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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