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

bats (around or back and forth)

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Definition of bats (around or back and forth)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around or back and forth)

as in discusses

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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Related Stories Howell Taylor says AI has been part of post-production workflows for a decade and is already built into visual effects, and that the Academy discusses it regularly in relation to eligibility.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Hayden Panettiere discusses on the Build Series at AOL HQ on January 5, 2017, in New York City.

— News Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Co-star Tom Blyth will surely hold his own in Michael Arden’s production of a play that debates whether the rule of law in a democracy can fully protect us from a dangerous world.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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The bigger issue, Chesky argues, is a shortage of new construction.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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