BATTERY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

battery

noun

ˈba-t(ə-)rē

Definition of battery

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit a battery of tests to determine the cause of the medical disorder

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as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a battery of specialists worked on the problem until it was fixed

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Recent Examples of battery Because the switching happens thousands of times a second, the device can hold voltage steady, absorb a disturbance or operate in reverse, pushing power backward from batteries toward the grid. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 He is charged with battery causing bodily harm and kidnapping and inflicting bodily harm upon or terrorizing a victim. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 At $25,000, the Slate Truck costs far less than a Rivian R1T, Tesla Cybertruck, Chevy Silverado EV, or any currently shipping battery-electric truck. — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Already, larger batteries are paired with solar and wind projects, and homeowners are using smaller batteries to store excess energy from rooftop solar and for backup power. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for battery

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Noun

But last year, during Black Friday, Hello82 put up the first batch of tickets for the festival, promising K-pop acts and events, sans any artists officially attached or a specific date.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Advertisement There are only two of them at home, so a big batch can mean eating the same dinner several nights running.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

Now, after the top 25 are picked, conversations can be had about whether the committee wants to re-rank any cluster of teams next to each other.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
North Indiana Avenue Apartments A cluster of apartment buildings that face each other in the 100 block of North Indiana Avenue show the growth of multifamily housing along major corridors in northeast Kansas City in the earlier 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

Martelly’s registration under a new political grouping, Debloke, will place the council under heavy scrutiny.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
In a small farm context, that will be to a grouping of farmers that form a producer unit using the same practices in the same climate.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

But inside was a solid-state transformer, or SST—an array of power electronics that was meant to do the work of several pieces of that gear—and hopefully much more.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Attorneys for the plaintiffs in both cases argue that Congress could ban a broad array of activities inside private homes — including cooking, gardening and remote work — under the government’s interpretation of the 19th century law.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of array

Noun

Note the yellow band—interest on the national debt—which is expanding fast.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Analysts are expecting some conversation about deals or competitive plays with cable and telecom companies following SpaceX's acquisition of low-band spectrum earlier this month.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of band

Noun

Marshall’s medical debt practices After the two candidates took the stage, Holt asked Marshall to respond to criticism of his medical debt collection practices.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
At some point, Bernard decides to give a bedroom tour, showing off his collection of Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy posters.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of collection

Noun

Rounding things out are a bunch of regional banks, American Express , Netflix , Procter & Gamble , and oilfield services companies SLB and Halliburton .

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
But Brolin and creator Brian Watkins’ take on the subgenre was easily the most interesting and ambitious of the bunch.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of bunch

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