Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat (around)
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She can be seen wearing a robe, scooping peanut butter and talking over the judge, video streamed on the court’s YouTube page showed.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2025 -
With French soccer already in financial turmoil and facing another potential crisis after talks over a Ligue 1 TV rights deal broke down again in April, even some fans of PSG’s bitter rival Olympique de Marseille (OM) have gotten behind Les Parisiens.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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The courtroom was sealed as the parties discussed the matter, which had been considered resolved early in the week.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Never mind that the two teams had discussed a deal at the February trade deadline, or that their coach, Ime Udoka, had grown close with Durant during their time together in Brooklyn and was known to be a major advocate for a possible Durant move.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Jensen McRae is still chewing over something her therapist told her during their first session together.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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As deliberations in the sprawling case draw near, here's what comes next, including closing arguments and when the jury will begin deliberating.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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Once the jury is instructed, jurors can start deliberating.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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While the concept of vibe coding remains ill-defined, and its merits are hotly debated within the enterprise software community, there is a broad consensus around the underlying goal of making AI agents easier to code and deploy.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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However, whether this move will have a positive financial impact for the government has been debated by experts.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Bat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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