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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a sharp bat with a rolled-up newspaper and that fly was a goner
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as in cane
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
riot policemen armed with bats and tear gas
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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batted the lamp off the table with one strike
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
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Recent Examples of bat
Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
2 July 2026
The Marlins haven’t sent Marsee down to the minors because of their need for a center fielder, his ability to cover a lot of ground defensively, and the belief that his at-bats has generally been pretty good.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
ABC News,
28 June 2026
For Wednesday’s game, Schmitt is slated to play second and bat third.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Noun
In most cases, it was mixed with ancient animal DNA—often from species such as bats and rodents.
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Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
2 July 2026
The Marlins haven’t sent Marsee down to the minors because of their need for a center fielder, his ability to cover a lot of ground defensively, and the belief that his at-bats has generally been pretty good.
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Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
Verb
Bangladesh chose to bat and made only 117-5 in the face of quality bowling by Kapp (1-9) Shabnim Ismail (1-15) and Nonkululeko Mlaba (2-22).
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
For Wednesday’s game, Schmitt is slated to play second and bat third.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bat
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Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
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Kyiv’s forces have especially targeted supplies to Crimea, triggering the worst fuel crisis on the Black Sea peninsula since it was illegally annexed by Russia in 2014 and delivering a blow to the Kremlin’s narrative that Moscow is winning the war.
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Jung, who is going into his senior year of high school, said SmartBlink can detect pedestrians using wheelchairs, crutches or canes, too.
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An individual bush can grow up to 15 feet high and 40 feet long, with thick stems, also known as canes, marked by sharp, hooked thorns.
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Each part looks radically different today than when players first started knocking balls around hundreds of years ago.
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The bench tipped, and the man put out a hand to steady himself, knocking a Hopi headpiece off a ledge.
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After milking, the cows would return themselves to their fresh pasture and spend the day grazing, snoozing, licking one another, and cooling off in the shade of pine trees.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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Visitors can hike trails and drive a scenic route through the colorful, rugged Badlands where bison and wild horses roam.
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The age of sail, when pirates like Johnny Depp’s fictional Jack Sparrow roamed the seven seas, ended about 200 years ago.
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That next phase will focus on measuring the shockwaves generated by the X-59 in flight, along with evaluating the sonic thump impact on the ground.
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Not long after, Jamison’s parents reported hearing a loud thump, as though someone had fallen, according to prosecutors.
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The officers hit him with a baton and shocked him seven times.
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Somebody had dropped the baton.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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“Bat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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