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

batting (around or back and forth)

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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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When discussing Manchester City’s future with player representatives this summer, Hugo Viana has been stressing that the football is not going to change, because new manager Enzo Maresca shares the same philosophy as Pep Guardiola.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Earlier this month, the conservative pundit Tucker Carlson got in on the act and devoted an entire episode of his podcast to discussing how companies like Flock are creating an always-on surveillance state for American citizens.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of discussing

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Just a few years ago, finance leaders were still debating whether AI belonged in the finance function.

— Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
While Congress continues debating whether to make daylight saving time permanent or end seasonal clock changes altogether, no change has become law.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 31 July 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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On July 28, Mark Zuckerberg published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that superintelligence should be distributed as widely as possible and that concentrating it in a handful of institutions is the greatest risk AI poses to humanity.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
That was, frankly, ridiculous, and our coverage said as much, arguing that this deep dive into one of Hollywood’s most notorious genre disasters deserved a much wider release.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2026

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