BATTING (AROUND OR BACK AND FORTH) Synonyms: 28 Similar Words

batting (around or back and forth)

verb

Definition of batting (around or back and forth)

present participle of bat (around or back and forth)

as in discussing

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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With a pretty 24-year-old brunette isolated in their quarantine quarters, Apollo 11’s astronauts Wednesday completed the 10-day task of discussing with experts the details of their moon-landing mission.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
But her colleagues were constantly discussing their latest stock trades.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of discussing

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This choice has left fans debating who or what is to blame if the movie is bad, or is not getting a big, splashy release.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Every hour spent debating where a model was built is an hour not spent building the controls that can stop this kind of incident from happening, regardless of its origin.

— Shlomo Kramer, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of debating

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Once the conversation gets underway, another way that respect becomes concrete is through really listening, rather than just waiting for your turn to argue, or, even worse, talking over the other person.

— Frederick J. Ryan, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Windsor-Smith also cuts this dialogue into smaller pieces, sometimes causing dialogue to overlap other dialogue, as if the speakers are excitedly talking over one another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026

Definition of talking over

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This opinion sparked debate in the online nutrition community, with some dietitians and nutritionists arguing that bananas should not be villainized based on a small body of research.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Prasad defended his decision by arguing that the company didn’t compare its mRNA vaccine’s efficacy to the correct existing vaccine.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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