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batches 1 of 2

noun

plural of batch
1
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit a batch of essays to correct

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2
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit send in the next batch of applicants

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batches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of batch
as in balls

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Recent Examples of batches
Noun
Starship has carried small batches of V3 Starlinks on previous launches, but those missions’ suborbital trajectories meant the satellites burned up in Earth’s atmosphere rather than remaining in orbit. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The contract also includes options for additional batches in the coming years. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Palizzi is members-only, and membership only opens periodically, in limited batches. — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026 Cook it in two batches, draining the grease from the skillet between each batch. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026 This was its 29th flight after launching four missions to the International Space Station, the European Space Agency’s Euclid observatory, SES’ Astra 1P, and 22 batches of Starlink satellites. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026 The London startup has opened a 5,000-square-foot facility intended to move its New Grain material from pilot batches toward continuous roll-to-roll production. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The first few eggs came off fine with some batches leaving bits of egg residue on the pan. — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 What the company is doing is buying batches of stock, creating a tokenized version of each share, and then offering contracts that provide customers with a financial claim on those tokens. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batches
  1. clusters
  2. groups
  3. balls
  4. collections
  5. groupings
  6. bunches
  7. arrays
  8. bands
Noun
  • Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Huddleston notes that first-year growth stays low to the ground as a leafy rosette, whereas in the second year, poison hemlock can reach up to 10 feet in height and is often found in large clusters.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of clusters
Noun
  • Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, an amicus brief was filed by other news groups, urging the court to immediately restore the three outlets' White House access.
    — JOCELYN NOVECK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The two groups are already collaborating on projects with the goal of building a slate of projects that are connected with brand partners from the very start.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of groups
Verb
  • Bassey signs, Ike balls out An hour after the Warriors officially signed reserve center Charles Bassey to a one-year deal, Graham Ike did his best to show that the backup center position should still be considered in flux.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of balls
Noun
  • In non-linear lyric forms, the following collections braid love’s ruthless endings with its tenderest beginnings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The 2025 opening of Plan C’s 4,090-square-foot Milan flagship highlighted the brand’s potential to showcase ready-to-wear and accessories collections, alongside a wider scope of brands and projects under Castiglioni’s curation.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of collections
Noun
  • My groupings range from sterling silver flatware to matchbooks, but my most prized grouping is my trove of fine art.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Only 28 of the 105 political parties and groupings approved by the Provisional Electoral Council to contest elections for president, Parliament and local posts, had reached the threshold of registering 30,000 members.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of groupings
Verb
  • 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
  • The radiation bunches up the electrons, leading to their amplifying only a specific wavelength, creating a laser beam.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
Definition of bunches
Noun
  • D3Energy has already completed floating arrays for Del-Co Water in Delaware and the City of Lima at Twin Lakes Reservoir.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In the foreground, the telescope's payload adapter can be seen, while just behind, the orbital observatory floats into the blackness of space with its solar arrays still folded for launch.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrays
Noun
  • Those bands that never get beyond that level are, in many ways, the lifeblood of a local music scene.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The Bangles were making history as one of their era’s only all-woman rock & roll bands, four California girls kicking down doors for female musicians.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of bands

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“Batches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batches. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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