Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bats (around)
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If someone talks over you, stay generous yet firm and restate your idea calmly, because centered delivery often wins the room.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The Athletic reported on Monday that O’Neil had held talks over replacing Rosenior.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … PUT ON NOTICE – Trump discusses expansion of drug cartel crackdown, issues grim warning to Iran.—
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FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Zhao discusses the grieving mother’s inability to let Hamnet go.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Columbia University has found itself in major First Amendment debates − on and off campus.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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And now, many financial advisors are watching as Congress debates Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies amid the government shutdown.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Another source, however, disputes this and says most of the offices are still being renovated and have television sets that have yet to be mounted or plugged in.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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However, a Mace spokesperson disputes this aspect of the report, saying the congresswoman arrived at the airport at the time and location where airport and local authorities expected her.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The jury deliberates in private.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The peace prize committee deliberates in secret for months before coming up with a shortlist and narrowing it down to pick the winner.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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The decision was made without input from an advisory committee that typically consults on the vaccine schedule, said senior officials at HHS.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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This level of integration could be a significant boon to the department, said Brian Higgins, a lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who consults with public safety departments across the nation.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Bats (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bats%20%28around%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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