Thesaurus results for BATS (AROUND)

bats (around)

verb

Definition of bats (around)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around)

as in talks over

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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
The Athletic revealed earlier this week that Everton and Chelsea are also in talks over a permanent deal for loanee Tyrique George after the Merseyside club decided not to trigger his £25m purchase option.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of talks over

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Ranging from ‘Bottle Rocket’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ to ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ the filmmaker discusses his distinctive way with needle drops.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the recent allegations toward Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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The company disputes this, and the judge overseeing the case found that the statute of limitations for those claims had passed.

— Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Tesla disputes account that self-driving system caused crash Tesla has disputed claims that the vehicle's self-driving system was responsible for the collision.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of disputes

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Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of deliberates

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An InStyle editor consults a hairstylist to share seven recreatable hairstyles for women over 60, inspired by Fonda.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 June 2026
Shelly Palmer, a futurist who consults for Microsoft and other companies, spends his days explaining the trends in AI to corporate leadership.

— Jill Kargman, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026

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