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

bats (around or back and forth)

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Definition of bats (around or back and forth)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around or back and forth)

as in discusses

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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Kinney discusses sharing scenes once again with onscreen sibling Lauren Cohan.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown discusses whether the banking system offers a useful model for supervising powerful AI companies.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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While his party debates abolishing prisons and owning grocery stores, Democratic Mayor Daniel Lurie is cleaning up his city.

— Kate Andrews, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
The show, which has been on air for 15 years, uses a roundtable format in which the panel debates politics, pop culture and other current events.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

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Conversely, another group argues that given the upside risks to inflation, the year-end rate should likely be higher than the current target range.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Dolly Parton stood up for undocumented immigrants when few others would, argues columnist Gustavo Arellano.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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