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  • 31publishing — Synonyms and related words: AP, Associated Press, Fleet Street, Reuters, UPI, United Press International, airing, albertype, bandying, book, book printing, book publishing, broadcast, broadcasting, bruiting, bruiting about, chromotypography,… …

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  • 32spread — Synonyms and related words: aberrate, aberration, accelerated, access, accessible, accession, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumbent, accumulate, accumulation, acreage, addition, adjunct, advance, advertise, affirmed, afghan,… …

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  • 33ventilation — Synonyms and related words: aerage, aeration, air conditioning, air cooling, airing, analysis, bandying, book, broadcast, broadcasting, bruiting, bruiting about, buzz session, canvassing, circulation, colloquium, confabulation, conference,… …

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  • 34bandy — ban|dy1 [ˈbændi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bandy hockey stick (17 19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; BANDY2] bandy legs curve out at the knees >bandy legged [ˌbændi ˈlegd, ˈlegıd] adj bandy 2… …

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  • 35bandy — ban|dy1 [ bændi ] verb bandy words to argue, especially when this is a waste of time ,bandy a round or ,bandy a bout phrasal verb transitive to mention something a lot, usually without thinking much about what you are saying: I don t want people… …

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  • 36bandy — bandy1 adjective (bandier, bandiest) (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. Origin C17: perh. from obs. bandy, denoting a curved stick used in hockey. bandy2 verb (bandies, bandying, bandied) (usu. be bandied… …

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  • 37bandy — I UK [ˈbændɪ] / US verb Word forms bandy : present tense I/you/we/they bandy he/she/it bandies present participle bandying past tense bandied past participle bandied bandy words Phrasal verbs: bandy around II UK [ˈbændɪ] / US adjective Word forms …

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  • 38bandy — bandy1 [ban′dē] vt. bandied, bandying [Fr bander, to bandy at tennis, lit., connect by binding: see BAND1, vt.] 1. to toss or hit back and forth, as a ball 2. to pass (gossip, rumor, etc.) about freely and carelessly 3. to give and take; specif …

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