bated

past tense of bate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bated
Verb
  • Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When later editions were printed, most of the overt Nazi symbolism was quietly removed from the signatures.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of the toll simply being deducted from my account, I was assessed a fee nearly a year later.
    Megan De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Kelly had a point deducted for punches to the back of Agyarko’s head.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • And, at least for now, despite the threat of revolt, internal pressure within FIFA appears to have abated.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Heat and morning haze are forecast in the Bay Area through the weekend and early next week, but smoke from wildfires in Sonoma County had abated on Saturday.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But New Delhi-Beijing tensions have subtracted rather than multiplied the economic gains.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • If the easement benefits nearby property owned by the landowner or a relative, the additional value has to be subtracted from the deduction, Small said.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the audience reaction in Sundance, Wilde questioned the fact that comedy as a genre had come disconnected from cinema audiences.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When a visionary's plans are disconnected from reality, the problems often do not get caught early.
    Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The rocket's Super Heavy booster detached from the Starship spacecraft about two minutes into the flight, and splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • His upper arm bone was detached from the joint, and the sphere-like top of his upper arm bone (humeral head) was completely gone.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Speaking before the Cassazione delivered its ruling, Spinelle had been coming to terms with being separated from his family for good.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In gases, such as air, atoms and molecules are separated from each other by lots of space.
    Robin Macaluso, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • 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
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“Bated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bated. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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