Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat (around)
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Sometimes, guests retreated to sleep on foldout cushions in the two-bedroom loft, then showed up again in the morning to talk over coffee.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025 -
Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a fiery statement after the U.K. suspended free trade talks over Jerusalem’s handling of the war in Gaza.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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An Israeli military official, who requested anonymity to discuss operational details, said that some ground troops had begun to advance in Gaza, but declined to say when, where or how far.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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But social media is full of media personalities and onlookers discussing the Combs trial with the timbre of a gossip blogger recounting a Real Housewives episode.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 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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In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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The 12 jurors reached their verdicts after deliberating for about seven hours following a three-week trial before U.S. District Judge Roy Altman, who set the defendants’ sentencing for early September.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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Howard was convicted of murder following a trial that lasted two weeks earlier this year, with jurors deliberating for three hours before returning with their verdict.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Body camera footage obtained by his attorney, Keith Rutman, shows officers debating whether to take him to a nearby psychiatric hospital.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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In fact, a simple search for side part on TikTok will generate a range of videos debating whether the look is either cheugy or the comeback style of the century.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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“Bat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%29. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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