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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First, a Reuters report discusses electricity suppliers needed to cover new global data centers (which has created its own revolution).

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
First, the odd couple discusses the memory of the woman who put them there.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

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The post lands as Washington debates whether to restrict Chinese open-weight models like Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, which was released July 16 and ranks among the most capable models anywhere.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Weighty debates about what constitutes the minimum could readily waylay the AI legislative endeavor.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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Joe Bowring, the independent monitor of the PJM market, has warned that capacity prices could stay high and argues that large loads like data centers should bring their own generation, rather than lean on infrastructure the rest of us pay for.

— Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026
The lawsuit argues that the commission's position violates state law and the Wisconsin Constitution's guarantees of the right to vote and equal protection under the law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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