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
bandied around the idea of going out to dinner for their anniversary
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Verb
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Operational teams are discussing coordination activities to optimize observations and data collection.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The topic of conversation came up as the Wayward actor was discussing the possibility of appearing an upcoming season of With Love, Meghan, alongside his wife, Troian Bellisario.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every few months, after Kirk would return from his travels, the two would meet for a coffee, spending anywhere from 45 minutes to two hours debating.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, had spent much of Thursday debating the rationale for giving newborns the hepatitis B vaccine at birth — but then the committee pushed off the vote until Friday.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has urged Senate Democrats to support the short-term measure, arguing the bill is a clean extension of funding.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Many conservative stalwarts cheered Kimmel's shelving, arguing that his recent monologue misled the American public about Kirk’s assassination by mischaracterizing the political beliefs of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the homicide.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cue a quizzical look from Sting.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The intensity of Irish expressions of solidarity in 2024 caused one pro-Israel commentator, Ben Cohen, to coin the term Paddystinian as a derisive epithet to counter the narrative.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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Wall Street reacted to the delays with a derisive nickname TACO, for Trump Always Chickens Out.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Bandying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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