batted (around or back and forth)

past tense of bat (around or back and forth)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted (around or back and forth)
Verb
  • Takashi Nakano, vice president of content and programming at Samsung TV Plus, oversees the programming strategy behind those campaigns and discussed them in a video interview.
    Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • During a board meeting Tuesday, supervisors discussed a county survey that indicated limited public support for development in eastern Alameda County.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The merits of this argument can be debated—and will be debated by one of the task forces that Warsh has appointed to review how the Fed operates.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Casinos' impact on tribal health has been debated in research for decades.
    Andrew Jones, NPR, 30 July 2026
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“Batted (around or back and forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted%20%28around%20or%20back%20and%20forth%29. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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