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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat (around)
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Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Some talk over Zoom; others post on Facebook or Reddit.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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Despite the suspicions surrounding him, Drew became a fixture in the media, making television appearances to discuss Stacy’s disappearance.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the NBA betting scandal.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s been chewed over many times.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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That calls for precise communication between station chefs, who congregate nightly to chew over the next day’s dishes.—
Kristin Tablang,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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After jurors deliberated for more than seven days, the third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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John asked while Nazareth deliberated.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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If the White House must be remade, let there be a plan; let it be debated; let the financing be transparent and free of kickbacks and corruption.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Cleveland Browns drafted two rookie quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL draft, a move that was highly debated at the time and a storyline that hasn't gone away since.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Bat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%29. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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