bandying (about)

Definition of bandying (about)next
present participle of bandy (about)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandying (about)
Verb
  • What happens next could matter far more than either side is letting on.
    Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But if any such expansion plans are in the works, Goldman isn’t letting on.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Ebola strain currently circulating doesn’t respond to the vaccine or the antibody treatment that were developed for a different version of the virus, which caused a years-long outbreak a decade ago, killing more than eleven thousand people.
    Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • The attack happened in an area where security forces are usually stationed, badly damaging nearby buildings and smashing more than a dozen vehicles parked along the road, according to witnesses and images circulating on social media.
    Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • What does a gossiping coffee do?
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • But for the most part, the ladies will just be themselves, gabbing (and gossiping) away.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Bandying (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandying%20%28about%29. Accessed 27 May. 2026.

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