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bat (around)

verb

Definition of bat (around)

as in to talk over

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For now, talks over reaching a permanent end to the war are on hold until the end of the funeral.

— Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Iran has paused indirect talks over ending the war with the US ahead of the multi-day funeral.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of talk over

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In other news, NATO leaders are meeting this week and officials are expected to discuss security in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
While discussing the vows with her cohosts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, Roberts added that Swift and Kelce's neighbors and high school friends were also among the attendees.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026

Definition of discuss

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Jurors began deliberating on Monday afternoon in the guilt-innocence phase of the trial.

— Star-Telegram staff. Produced with AI assistance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
The jury returned guilty verdicts after deliberating for less than two hours, according to the Webb County District Attorney's Office.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of deliberate

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Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
The other was Michael Longfellow’s sketch about a guy dying at the top of a waterslide and debating whether he should be pushed down the slide or carried down the stairs, which was the only thing Bargatze kept talking about all week.

— Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 July 2026

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