bats (around)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around)

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Verb
  • Kuminga watch The Kings pursued Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga in sign-and-trade talks over the summer, but the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Both sides gave positive signals after trade talks over the weekend, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting Beijing would defer its controls on rare earths, while the US would pull back its 100% tariff threat and extend an earlier tariff truce.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the video, Grinblat discusses Ball's height, which is 6-foot-7.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In an interview with WWD, Khalifa Bin Braik, chief executive officer of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, discusses the strategic thinking behind the transformation as well as the company’s ambitious plans and where the future of retail lies.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Columbia University has found itself in major First Amendment debates − on and off campus.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • It’s filled with a cooling gel that ventilates body heat.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The athletic department disputes the findings of the report.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The jury deliberates in private.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The organization also consults school district websites and letters sent to school districts and corresponds with librarians, authors and teachers.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Bats (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bats%20%28around%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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