BATED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

bated

verb

past tense of bate

as in removed

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If access to divorce has removed the net from our tennis game, for the one percent, the proceedings have turned into Sincaraz-level volleys.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
All arrestees go before a federal immigration judge who determines if he or she will ultimately be removed from the country.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026

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The $5,000 minimum may be high for your needs, though, and the origination fee can run from 2% to 12%, which is deducted from your loan proceeds.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Whatever proceeds Fairlane mall fetches at next month's auction/sale are to be deducted from the $35 million judgement against Kohan and the LLC.

— JC Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deducted

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Peterson made property tax relief a key issue in her campaign two years ago, and the issue has not abated.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
By October of 1945, The Nation’s embrace of world government as a practical solution for the problem of potentially life-effacing weapons had somewhat abated.

— Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of abated

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For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
The amount is subtracted from their taxable estate, and the assets go to the charity — free of the income taxes that would otherwise be paid by the individual who inherits the estate.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtracted

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The stock’s performance looks especially disconnected from the strength of the underlying business.

— Stephanie Link, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Some fail because of a lack of training; others fail because tools are disconnected from existing systems, governance is overly restrictive or business processes remain unchanged.

— Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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Whatever caused the problem is particularly puzzling, given that the speakers use the same wireless connection whether attached or detached.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
When detached from your phone, the device is small enough to slip into a pocket or bag on its own.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of detached

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And then around ’98, when William made this decision that fractured the community forever, the well-meaning adults separated the genders.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
This means that Cumberland in Western Maryland and Salisbury on the Eastern Shore — separated by the Chesapeake Bay and nearly the entire width of the state — could one day end up represented by the same member of Congress.

— Colin Pascal, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of separated

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After the pink fabric is unfastened from styrofoam beams floating 200 feet out from each island, the sections are towed to shore and rolled up in bundles, Morgan said.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Skinny Pedro unfastened his seat belt and turned his seat around to face me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of unfastened

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