Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat (around)
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To keep that rhythm, the prompter has to talk over the other actor’s lines.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The other performances are equally remote — this is the kind of a movie where nobody talks over anybody else’s lines, with steady pauses between each piece of dialogue — keeping the viewer at a certain distance.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Carvalho discussed the event’s main goal, to mark a year since the beginning of recovery from the Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires in January of 2025.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This story discusses events that might be disturbing to some readers.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s plenty to chew over, from sky-high valuations and capital expenditures to circular business models and mouth-watering salaries.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Nov. 2025
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The Democratic strategists who have chewed over their party’s unpopularity in memo after memo since last November pine for an authentic tribune of the working class.—
Molly Ball,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
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The city can pilot standing forums or task forces designed not just to solicit feedback, but to deliberate openly, surface tensions, and work through disagreements in real time.—
Garrett Lucien,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The jury began deliberating Friday morning and delivered its verdict hours later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Policymakers are interested too, debating whether public policy and taxpayer money should be used to propel off-site construction from niche application to a regular, if not dominant, feature of the industry.—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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While many countries still debate how electric air travel should work, China is already laying the foundation.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Bat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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