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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The speed of strategic change is creating acquisition needs across industries, and boards are discussing those needs before attractive targets come to market.

— Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
What broke through with audiences was some of the more divisive characters discussing their public perception and confronting narratives that have surrounded them.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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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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Savan Pourharton wants to sell beer from the GG Mart on Farmington Avenue at Wannowmassa Lane, arguing that the convenience store part of his business could qualify as a grocery store.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Justices Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing that allowing the case to move forward prevents the lower court from considering Pike’s allegations from her childhood.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

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