Thesaurus results for BATS (AROUND)

bats (around)

verb

Definition of bats (around)

present tense third-person singular of bat (around)

as in talks over

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Despite this, the club’s talks over the mutual termination of his contract had been going on for several weeks, as reported by The Athletic.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Trump plans to revive talks over North Korea’s nuclear program and wants to meet with the pariah state’s dictator this year, The Wall Street Journal reported.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of talks over

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Orioles Hall of Famer Mike Bordick and sportscaster Jerry Coleman are joined by former Orioles coach Wayne Kirby, who discusses his time in Baltimore and the current ballclub.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Below, during a conversation with THR, Mundy also discusses how his previous series with Chandler, Bloodline, factored into Lanterns.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of discusses

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The download numbers are a reminder that even as Washington restricts chip exports and debates AI export controls, Chinese open models are winning developer mindshare globally.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
While everyone else debates the AI market with leaderboards and analyst estimates, Stripe would be able to watch it in real time.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of debates

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Gonzalez Rogers has scheduled a hearing Monday to begin considering options for remedies while the jury deliberates on questions of liability.

— David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The region is also gaining more executives as California deliberates over a 5% wealth tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of deliberates

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All four chefs have created the weekend’s menu, and McNeill, who consults on Mad Hospitality’s wine program, will curate the wine pairings.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
That means this man consults for everyone from automakers to the Canadian government because the man knows lighting.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

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