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

batting (around or back and forth)

verb

Definition of batting (around or back and forth)

present participle of bat (around or back and forth)

as in discussing

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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And on an earnings call for his rocket company SpaceX, Musk hinted at the possibility of a merger between the two companies, saying that special committees at each were discussing it.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
The hosts spend extra time discussing the IPL’s revenue multiples.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussing

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The vaccine may also usher in a new wave of treatments for other types of cancer, though experts are debating how broadly applicable the technology could be.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
In the early 1980s, Resnicoff says that Congress was debating the Religious Apparel Amendment, which would have allowed Jews serving in the military to cover their heads.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of debating

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Suddenly, the entire table erupts, simultaneously talking over one another about who said what at what time to whom.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking over

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Headwaters responded by sending a letter to city council members, arguing that such a moratorium could violate its due process rights.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
Nab is among the data centers’ proponents, arguing that data is the industry of the future.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of arguing

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