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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This story discusses topics such as eating disorders and suicide.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026
Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers president of baseball operations, discusses how the team managed to acquire pitcher Tarik Skubal from Detroit for three prospects.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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Nvidia is heading up a new alliance of tech industry giants focused on keeping open-source AI models secure as Washington debates how and whether to restrict them.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
The ’Obsession’ And ’Backrooms’ Lesson While Hollywood debates the merger, two films arrived that reframed what’s possible.

— Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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San Jose argues there's no reasonable expectation of privacy on public roads, pointing to a California appeals court decision that allowed police to access traffic camera footage of a murder suspect without a warrant.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
In a new paper, Zahavy argues that current large language models (LLMs) may be unable to make original discoveries on their own.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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