Thesaurus results for BAT (AROUND)

bat (around)

verb

Definition of bat (around)

as in to talk over

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Witkoff also hailed Russia’s willingness to restart talks over ending the war.

— Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
So Simmons missed practice Wednesday, Burkholder said, to give him some time to talk over the scenarios with his family and representatives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of talk over

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Senior officials have discussed additional airstrikes and presented the president with several options.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
The veteran luxury executive was discussing the IFM’s 40th anniversary, and argued that its teaching across business, design and artisanal know-how makes the Paris fashion school unique — and uniquely powerful.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discuss

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But the question seems to be the health of the market, where stocks are near highs, but investors are still chewing over where the economy is headed.

— Evan Clark, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Cuomo spends a lot of the album chewing over a middle-aged indecisiveness that mirrors the journey of his fans, adding a drolly poignant tinge to a warmly familiar sound.

— Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of chew over

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The growing experience of assemblies proves that people of widely disparate ideologies and diverse demographic backgrounds can come together and deliberate on issues of public policy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
The jury, made up of eight men and four women, will now deliberate.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberate

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During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, council members debated the Axon pilot program after hearing from scores of people who spoke out in opposition to more cameras.

— Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Observers can and should debate specific policy positions vigorously.

— Ali Wyne, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of debate

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