as in to discuss
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 bandy Phrases like ‘facial in a jar’ are bandied around all the time but I truly am left with noticeably plumper, more radiant skin; such instant results don’t come often where skincare is concerned. Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 19 July 2024 In a sign of how much time has passed since Purple Rain opened in theaters and elevated Prince to an entirely new pop-culture echelon, Jacobs-Jenkins — who was born the same year of the movie and album — hadn’t seen the film until the idea for a show was bandied around. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024 Europe’s broadcasters have long bandied together on science and history series that can be expensive but lend themselves to collaboration. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 June 2024 Sure, there have long been theories bandied around by fans about Vault-Tec’s involvement with the Great War. Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bandy 
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  • Iranians began to leave Syria on Friday morning, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive issue.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • What to know about the complex, long-simmering civil war Now, the two nations, along with Iran, are set to meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss the volatile situation in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source told Reuters.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • There are thousands of professionals and countless impassioned amateurs, all happy to expound on monetary theory in the way that people elsewhere debate the defensive tactics of the Premier League.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Creating space in conversations for debating and collaborating enables stronger ideas to materialize.
    Kate Wieczorek, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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  • The companies – including Alphabet's Google, whose subsidiary YouTube is exempt because it is widely used in schools – had argued the legislation should be postponed until after the age verification trial.
    Byron Kaye and Praveen Menon, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
  • However, some nutrition experts have argued that the claim that seed oils are harmful to health is false.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024

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“Bandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandy. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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