bandying (about)

present participle of bandy (about)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandying (about)
Verb
  • There have been several false dawns with reports about a new series or movie circulating for years.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The image quickly began circulating on social media, including on popular pop culture accounts like Pop Crave.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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