Thesaurus results for BATS (AROUND)

bats (around)

verb

Definition of bats (around)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around)

as in talks over

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The Athletic first reported Newcastle’s talks over a deal for Nico on August 18.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 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 talks over

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One option is credit counseling, where a professional counselor reviews your finances and discusses potential repayment strategies.

— Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
In a clip from the upcoming season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Paul discusses with her castmates what happened at the Bachelor mansion and the similarities between the winner and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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When the College Football Playoff selection committee pores over data points and debates the merits of each at-large hopeful in early December, the results of Week 2 are bound to loom large.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
For now, retailers can keep selling the drinks and consumers can continue buying them, but distributors may become increasingly reluctant to replenish inventory while Congress debates the category's future.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of debates

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Lawyer Coby DuBose of Houston, who represents former safety Jacob Fields, also disputes the allegations laid out in the arrest warrant affidavit signed by TCU police Sgt.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
In a statement on its website, Amazon disputes the allegations and says its current advertising system has saved advertisers billions of dollars.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of disputes

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InStyle consults hair experts to discover the 15 trending hair colors for fall.

— Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, an up-and-coming FBI agent who reluctantly consults imprisoned murderer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to track down a dangerous serial killer.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

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