bat (around)

verb

Definition of bat (around)next
as in to talk over

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  1. talk over
  2. discuss
  3. chew over
  4. deliberate
  5. debate
Verb
  • People talked over each other without listening to understand different perspectives.
    Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The China dichotomy: amorphous stimulus talk over the weekend versus its military conducting blockade drills near Taiwan.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of talk over
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  • Webster Financial Corporation's report discusses various financial metrics, including a return on average assets of 1.01% and a return on average tangible common stockholders' equity of 14.29%.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Skidmore College psychologist Sheldon Solomon discusses Ernest Becker’s ‘The Denial of Death’ and terror management theory in the context of humanity’s history of brutal behavior.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of discuss
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  • Then again, given that Diamond is looking to re-sign a number of its MLB partners at steep discounts, that particular slice of the revenue pie has already been pretty well chewed over.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Here’s a bit of a brain-bender to chew over (pun intended): All porterhouse steaks are T-bone steaks, but not all T-bones are porterhouses.
    Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of chew over
Verb
  • The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over three days.
    Dylan Lovan, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The jury began deliberating after closing arguments concluded on October 24.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of deliberate
Verb
  • This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Two mega crypto investors met on YouTube to debate the presidential election.
    Brady Dale, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of debate
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bat (around or back and forth)

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