batches 1 of 2

plural of batch

batches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of batch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of batches
Noun
That transition will test whether the startup’s manufacturing-first approach can work outside prototypes and small test batches. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 Working in batches as necessary so as not to overcrowd the pan, add the chicken and cook until golden-brown on both sides, 2 to 3 minutes per side. ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Each patient's vaccine must be designed and manufactured from their own tumor data, making production far more complex than for traditional vaccines produced in large batches. Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The Falcon 9 rocket has been SpaceX’s workhorse, routinely launching batches of satellites for the company’s Starlink network, primarily from launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 The gelateria, which has expanded throughout Southern California and into Texas, makes its gelato daily in small batches. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Processing data in large batches was more cost-effective and efficient. Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Repeat with remaining bread over medium-low heat, working in batches of 2 or 3 slices and adding more butter to pan as needed. Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Add the coconut milk in four or five batches, stirring and letting things bubble vigorously for 3 to 8 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly before adding the next batch. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batches
Noun
  • Nine of the top ten robot-building metro clusters in OpenMind's index are in East Asia.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • What the team could do is look at the architecture of these clusters.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • El-Sayed dismissed a potential fundraising gap in the race, which could occur if donors were pushed towards Rogers or if outside groups like AIPAC intervened on Rogers’ behalf.
    Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Wednesday’s State Department announcement also traced the collective to leftist groups across Europe that posted materials about their attacks on rail and energy infrastructure.
    Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • The footwear brand has also released capsule collections with musicians like Luke Combs and Post Malone, and Crocs dropped an F1 collab with Red Bull Oracle Racing in May.
    Tim Chan, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • About 932 miles north of Perth, Murujuga contains one of the world’s most significant and dense collections of ancient petroglyphs, dating back about 50,000 years.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Lemon mostly worked in personnel groupings with Smith and Wicks.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Phase One regional groupings for the Leagues Cup were as follows.
    Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
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
Noun
  • To keep the arrays from catching the wind like sails, engineers mount the solar panels at much flatter tilt angles than those used in typical ground installations.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That means the measurements provided by pulsar timing arrays could help determine how abundant heavy black hole seeds were in the early universe.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Reddington disputed the prosecution’s take on the elastic workout bands Clancy used to strangle her children.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors allege Clancy planned the killings by sending her husband to pick up takeout food and medicine, then, while he was gone, strangling the children with exercise bands.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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