Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bated
Verb
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Witt — who started at shortstop — was removed from the game with low-back spasms.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025 -
An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gross margins represent the profitability after all direct expenses, specifically the cost of goods sold, have been deducted from sales.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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She was ordered to pay Abasolo $500,000 as an equalization payment, though her previous spousal support payments were deducted from that total, bringing it to $460,229.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That has not abated, but Hedda’s reign of terror will find new ways to out itself (and her) over the course of one devastating party.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Soon after, the pandemic hit and the downtown commute abated, said Robert Alvis, who served as the theater’s general manager from October 2019 until May, and is a vice president of GD Theatres.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Under the definition of GDP, exports are added, and imports are subtracted from the total because the former are considered a product of the national economy, and the latter are expenditures that aren’t domestic products.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, there is still both orbital and spin angular momentum for the electron and proton, and the energy associated with that angular momentum cannot be subtracted away.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Three billion people remain offline — disconnected from the digital economy and systems that drive global progress.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blending of human and machine work can leave people disconnected from one another.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The rocket's first stage booster detached and returned to an on-target landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, while Falcon's upper stage propelled the X-37B into low-Earth orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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In a scathing report, Citron argued that Palantir’s stock was detached from business fundamentals and sound analysis.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Though, with modular parts, the arms and seats can be separated to make moving easier.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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The two, who share three children, separated in July 2021 and finalized their divorce in September 2022.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Cali thought the connection had been severed.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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There was the Algerian War, there was a lot of abuse, there was a lot of suffering, and today, relations between France and Algeria are severed.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Bated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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