1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit
a batch of essays to correct
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2
as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
send in the next batch of applicants
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as in to bunch
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Recent Examples of batch
Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
How did the wind at Roland Garros affect the second batch of quarterfinals?
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
One person’s voice is heard in the video instructing people which batch to light first.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Make a batch on your jelly roll pan and store for up to a week.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
How did the wind at Roland Garros affect the second batch of quarterfinals?
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Verb
And batch 5 of the 10-year-old (SRP $90) is bottled at 97 proof, and has notes of molasses, chocolate, and barrel spices.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2026
One person’s voice is heard in the video instructing people which batch to light first.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batch
Noun
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What grabbed my attention were the intriguing, foot-long violet flower clusters known as panicles hanging amidst the slender, dark green leaves.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 June 2026
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Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Some groups came out in support of the update, however, including Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Jacob Coleman, the conservative advocacy group’s Minnesota director, said the convention marked the display’s debut.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 May 2026
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According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Multiple copies of Howl, Kaddish, and assembled collections of complete verse lined (and still line) my bookshelves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Local touches were everywhere, from an extensive collection of books ranging from South African chick-lit to memoirs of Nelson Mandela, Trevor Noah, and Siya Kolisi to a mini-bar stocked with gin, rum, and brandy made with Cape Fynbos plants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Jesser and friends take on legendary athletes, such as Dwyane Wade, at their own sports in this new episodic series — attempting to prove that YouTubers can ball.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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DeWanna Bonner is the consummate sixth player, still balling in her age-38 season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Realizing he’s stumbled onto a global conspiracy, Zaminsky goes on the run after linking neighborhood satellite dishes to create an array relocating the alien signal.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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There are already plans to replace the International Space Station with an array of smaller private ones.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Isis Petrie Williams, president of Haddon Township Pride, said that the 2,000 to 3,000 people in the parade will include local high school marching bands, youth sports teams and many people passing out candy.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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In order to finish their second album, the band takes up residence in a creaky old house in the British countryside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Batch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batch. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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