bated

past tense of bate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bated
Verb
  • Ferguson had served as director since 2019, according to her bio on the school’s website, which has since been removed.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The danger is greatest for those with final deportation orders, as they can be removed immediately once their temporary status expires.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Retirees will run into higher costs for Medicare Part B premiums, which are deducted from Social Security checks.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Those monthly premium payments are typically deducted directly from Social Security checks, and therefore affect how much of the cost-of-living adjustment beneficiaries may see.
    Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Records show a September follow-up inspection found violations including the basement electrical issue, had been abated, while a dozen others were outstanding.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The supply issues have now abated, but getting these drugs has somehow become even harder.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.
    Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Typically, the report is released on the first Friday of the month and includes information about how many jobs were added or subtracted from each industry.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grocoff, who lives with his family in a 125-year-old Ann Arbor home certified as net-zero energy, said his household disconnected from natural gas over 15 years ago.
    Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Apple's stock has surged to new highs, but its valuation now appears increasingly disconnected from the company's growth profile and competitive positioning.
    Tony Zhang, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The engine The left engine of the plane detached during takeoff, NSTB member Todd Inman said Wednesday, citing airport surveillance footage viewed by the agency.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The left engine of a UPS plane caught fire during takeoff and immediately detached, officials in Kentucky said Wednesday, leading to a horrific crash and the deaths of at least 12 people.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Upon landing, the men separated and tried to flee but most were captured that same day.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Others abused alcohol and drugs, were separated and divorced, or acted out violently.
    Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Adama unfastened a padlock and loosened the chain securing the doors.
    Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bated. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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