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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Prosecutors said that Walsh had been very invested in the Lindsay Clancy case, which was in jury deliberations at the time of Barrett’s death, discussing it with friends over group text.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Rubio nevertheless singled her out when discussing the need to rebuild Venezuela’s political opposition.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of discussing

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Murray enlists Ted in a series of mysterious experiments that involve the young man sitting in a room and debating another student.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The conservative activist had been debating students before a crowd of thousands in an outdoor courtyard surrounded by tall buildings and elevated walkways on the campus in Orem, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of debating

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As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
These relationships are all rooted in banter and talking over each other, which can start to sound very same-y and homogeneous.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking over

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Joshua Holian, an antitrust lawyer representing Paramount, sided with Blizzard by arguing that the consent decree validated Paramount’s commitment to healthy competition in Hollywood.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
His lawyers are asking the judge to dismiss five of the charges against him, arguing that prosecutors have substantially rewritten those counts after the five-year statute of limitations expired.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

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