BAT (AROUND OR BACK AND FORTH) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

bat (around or back and forth)

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Definition of bat (around or back and forth)

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 the issue's been batted around, but nothing's ever been done

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In my 17 seasons in the professional game, dealing with persistent infringement was never discussed at a training meeting, and no single method was promoted as best practice.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The novelist and journalist Mary McCarthy, by contrast, is discussed at length, though her inclusion even in the second sense seems unconvincing.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of discuss

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But scientists have debated what causes electrons to pair up and produce the effect.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Collapse adds to debate over Kennedy Center renovations The collapse comes as the Kennedy Center board's plan to temporarily close the facility for a two-year renovation remains tied up in federal court.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of debate

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So much of the talk over the last year has been about ’empowerment’, about getting the right people into the big jobs and backing them.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That followed tariffs of 50% on other goods being levied on Saturday after talks over a potential trade deal fell apart.

— Tom Liddy, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of talk over

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One controversial second of game clock later, Michigan fans were swarming the field to celebrate a Hail Mary that many impartial observers argued shouldn’t have happened.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Gates argued that government and civil society need to move much more quickly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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