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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bating
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This is done by cutting back the growing tip of the trunk (called the central leader) during the first winter after planting and selectively removing side branches.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026 -
Some gardeners control the infestation by cutting the plants back or even removing them.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Kean is counting on voters rewarding him for tax cuts that Trump signed into law last year, including easing the restrictions on deducting state and local taxes, or SALT, a big issue for upper middle-class homeowners in high-tax blue states like New Jersey.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
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Stop adding to the system and start deducting from it.—
Aaron Levine,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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This measures the degree by which tuition, donations and investment revenue cover a college’s educational expenses by subtracting its core expenses from its core revenues and dividing the difference by its core revenues.—
Matt Schifrin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That metric compares grads' total earnings over a period of time with those of workers without bachelor's degrees, while also subtracting educational expenses such as tuition, room and board and income lost while attending college.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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If the shortage lasts too long, protective systems begin disconnecting parts of the grid to stop a wider collapse.—
Fangxing Fran Li,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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Gen Alpha is reportedly disconnecting from social media and the internet.—
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The injuries were reportedly caused by the swing seat detaching from the swing frame.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The potential supercycle is detaching the chipmaking sector from the rest of the market.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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The stress in the bond market is intensifying and showing few signs of abating.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Louisiana’s congressional map Last week’s blockbuster Supreme Court decision abating a central Voting Rights Act provision struck down Louisiana’s congressional map.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
6 May 2026
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Ramaswamy became Snowflake’s chief executive in 2024, as the AI boom was taking off.—
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Brian's car then flips multiple times and lands in a body of water, with the driver responsible apparently taking off.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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But more than that, Haacke was proposing how politics and art might be intertwined, too, by dissolving the institutional wall separating art from the world outside it.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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From overpacking to not separating electronics to not packing your clunky shoes and belts, here are 10 carry-on mistakes, according to the TSA itself.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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“Bating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bating. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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