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bated

verb

past tense of bate
as in removed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bated
  1. removed
  2. deducted
  3. abated
  4. subtracted
  5. disconnected
  6. detached
  7. separated
  8. unfastened
Verb
  • His lone interception was the only blemish before the Longhorns removed him with a 42-7 third-quarter lead.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Crews first removed the suspension system from an underground launch facility earlier this year.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Those expenses could be deducted because his primary purpose for appearing on the show was to increase business.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The bungalow cost $100 a month, which was deducted from her MGM paycheck.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of deducted
Verb
  • The pressure appears to have abated a little, though Paramount is still eager to make a deal.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The wild swings of recent weeks, driven by waxing and waning hopes for a lasting boost to corporate profits from artificial intelligence, have abated in the past several days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of abated
Verb
  • They are subtracted from growth because GDP is meant to count only domestic production.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • They are subtracted from growth because GDP is only supposed to count domestic production.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of subtracted
Verb
  • This isn’t too difficult given how deep Chelsea’s midfielders are and how disconnected the first line of their press has become.
    — Jon Mackenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When practical, keep at least one backup disconnected from your computer or otherwise isolated from routine activity.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • To some in the audience, the presentation seemed detached from reality.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Its style is terse, cool, and detached, presenting warfare as primarily a problem of calculation rather than brute force or individual courage.
    — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of detached
Verb
  • Picture show The bridge-building nonprofit Fika is connecting communities in Rwanda separated by rivers and gorges.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Iron minerals are separated from waste based on their magnetic properties.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of separated
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
Definition of unfastened
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