Thesaurus results for BANDIED

bandied

verb

past tense of bandy

as in discussed

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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Recent Examples of bandied The song came to an end, more bills, a smattering of laughter bandied among the men, perhaps for her, at her, at themselves. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Like many short-term rental hosts across metro Atlanta, Gross is preparing to welcome guests for the FIFA World Cup, bandied about for years as a major tourism draw, the largest sporting event in the city since the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 12 June 2026 Such a possibility seems silly but has still been bandied about in early trade-deadline discussions. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026 But not those bandied about in the general mock-draft populous. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 Authenticity is a word bandied around by commissioners and execs, but in the case of the Osbournes its use feels justified. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025

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Notable In 2025, during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing, a hot mic picked up a conversation between Putin and Xi in which the two discussed organ transplants and the possibility of living forever.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The agency and private space company SpaceX have also discussed sending humans to Mars in the not-so-distant future.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of discussed

Verb

The candidates for county judge debated the county’s most pressing issues, including budget management, flood control and jail diversion.

— Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
That question remains heavily debated (and underfunded), an issue covered in a recent Times story by writer Stuart Miller.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of debated

Verb

When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Consumer advocates have argued that digital labels could eventually be used for surge pricing or personalized pricing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026