batted (around)

verb

past tense of bat (around)
as in talked over

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  1. talked over
  2. discussed
  3. chewed over
  4. kicked around
  5. ventilated
Verb
  • Good ideas no longer die because the loudest person talked over them.
    — Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of talked over
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  • The last Senate hearing with sitting justices was in 2011, when former Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia discussed the constitutional role of the federal judiciary.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026
  • Thune, the Senate majority leader, spoke with the Kentucky senator by phone on Monday and discussed national security issues and other topics, a Thune spokesperson told CNBC.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of discussed
Verb
  • The judge also chewed over that argument as well.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Democratic strategists who have chewed over their party’s unpopularity in memo after memo since last November pine for an authentic tribune of the working class.
    — Molly Ball, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Definition of chewed over
Verb
  • No balls were kicked around, but a first impression was made about a pitch that’s cropped tighter than a Pebble Beach fairway yet in impressive shape after four games over 11 days.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Near a door leading to a loading dock, a group of players on the host Vegas Golden Knights — including forward Mitch Marner, who went on to score a regulation hat trick in a 5-4 win — stood in a circle and kicked around a soccer ball.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of kicked around
Verb
  • Improve Ventilation Make sure basements and crawl spaces are ventilated properly to prevent moisture buildup.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Note that the innersprings are ventilated and have built-in airflow.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Definition of ventilated
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“Batted (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted%20%28around%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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