Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat (around)
Verb
-
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview Thursday that Ukraine will be involved in talks over the settlement of the war, but the U.S. will be the main intermediary with Russia during the talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025 -
For instance, there were never any meaningful talks over Ivan Toney last summer despite his availability and his name being discussed internally.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Solve the Biggest Problem In talking about understanding business trajectories, the panel discussed the need to look for the most relevant applications to business, and then apply the right technology and the right teams.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
-
The duo will interview award recipients and discuss the evening’s ceremony, fashion choices for the event and so much more.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
-
Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
After the panel of six men and six women was selected, the attorneys moved on to picking six alternate jurors who would hear the evidence but would not deliberate on the verdict unless one of the regular jurors was not able to participate.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
-
Additionally, industry veteran Edward Taylor, whose two-decade career spans fashion, celebrity, and red-carpet styling, predicts that the shift from precision of past runway seasons to deliberate dishevelment will become trendy.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Listen to this article Candidates for Evanston mayor and City Council debated what the next four years, and the next 20 years, should look like in the city at a forum hosted at the former site of Second Church of Christ on Feb. 9.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
-
Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Bat (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat%20%28around%29. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share