bandying (about)

present participle of bandy (about)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandying (about)
Verb
  • But according to renowned astrologer Chani Nicholas, the implications are more complicated than certain media may be letting on.
    Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s also a tropical storm circulating, as if the gangsters flew in from the tropics.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Among the various alternatives circulating online, Bitchat stood out as a promising offline solution.
    Javier Bastardo, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nancy and Minh are there too, but primarily to set up Peggy’s consternation that her neighbors, along with the rest of Rainey Street, have become a bunch of phone addicts hiding behind their Ring cams and gossiping on the Neighbors app instead of interacting face to face.
    Genevieve Koski, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Bandying (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying%20%28about%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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