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as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit
a batch of essays to correct
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as in groupings
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
send in the next batch of applicants
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Recent Examples of batches
ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
In the interim, Amazon's first Kuiper batches reached low orbit courtesy of the services of other commercial providers, such as United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket and — perhaps ironically, given Musk and Bezos' previous satellite feud — Space X's Falcon 9.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
If needed, brown the chicken in 2 batches.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Working in batches to prevent crowding the pan, add the meatballs to the pan and cook until browned on all sides.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Standardizing once and integrating everywhere ensures data models harmonize disparate protocols such as PLC tags, LIMS records and MES batches.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
He was used to recording batches of 15 songs.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
This marks the 18th edition in the annual series, which features a unique blend of three bourbon recipes and four different batches, bottled at barrel strength.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
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And Mendoza, who up until then had only brought over a few smaller batches of workers for other farmers, got to work on sourcing 300 of them for King.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
In the interim, Amazon's first Kuiper batches reached low orbit courtesy of the services of other commercial providers, such as United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket and — perhaps ironically, given Musk and Bezos' previous satellite feud — Space X's Falcon 9.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
If needed, brown the chicken in 2 batches.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Working in batches to prevent crowding the pan, add the meatballs to the pan and cook until browned on all sides.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Standardizing once and integrating everywhere ensures data models harmonize disparate protocols such as PLC tags, LIMS records and MES batches.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Chop up and freeze compostable kitchen waste to make large batches.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
He was used to recording batches of 15 songs.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
This marks the 18th edition in the annual series, which features a unique blend of three bourbon recipes and four different batches, bottled at barrel strength.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batches
Noun
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In addition to optimizing queries, Espresso routes queries between different compute clusters to maximize efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet, those clusters of information have more often led to more good decisions than bad, a lot of which is credited to the instincts of Begiristain.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sofi was among the first groups of people recruited to work for Kings Berry Farm.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And that’s why West Ada’s property tax collections will come in at $857,000.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bird’s next album will follow 2023’s Outside Problems and his two 2024 covers collections, Sunday Morning Put-On and Cunningham Bird.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The layout, designed by architect Lek Bunnag, boasts groupings of villas and semi-private pools with a main central Moon Pool and bar located on the cliffside.—
Alissa Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fatemian simply bunches each slice slightly, creating a ruffled, flower-like radish slice that is then inserted between the rest of the vegetables.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The team worked with four participants, each almost completely paralyzed, who had micro electrode arrays implanted in slightly different areas of the motor cortex.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The basic bands have the perfect amount of stretch and a smooth surface that doesn’t tug or snag.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The military convened marching bands and appointed a Navy lieutenant, Bill Osmanski, a fullback for the Chicago Bears, to captain the Isahaya Tigers, and a Marine Corps lieutenant, Angelo Bertelli, a Heisman-winning quarterback at Notre Dame, to lead the Nagasaki Bears.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Batches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batches. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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