bating

present participle of bate

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Verb
  • The group routinely calls for removing books at public schools and played a role in Scottsdale Unified School District's decision to pull 16 books from its library shelves in February.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tips To Keep Your Towels Mascara-Free The best way to keep makeup from staining towels is by thoroughly removing the makeup first.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The order not only stripped workers of union protections but also stopped them from automatically deducting union dues from their paychecks.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of business owners deducting state income tax on their individual return (where it’s capped), the entity pays the tax directly.
    Robert Green, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shares are priced at less than the figure arrived at when subtracting the company’s total liabilities from its total assets.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Boston may not be completely done subtracting pieces, either.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • My ultra earbuds keeps disconnecting randomly, and also first connection is problematic.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The four-wheel-drive system features a disconnecting rear axle to improve fuel economy.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In April, Yen shared a video of his friend wakeboarding while attached to a plane, detaching a small piece of the aircraft.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • All four remain at a contractual standstill that's showing no signs of abating anytime soon.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Basic mechanical tightness happens in direct correlation with physical activity, abating within a few days.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The state encounters, which are in addition to what local police are doing, add to the total number of people that ICE is taking off the street and preparing to deport.
    Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Swapping out the old blade for a new one requires opening the two small slider locks and taking off the single handle panel to access the internal hardware.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thurman, 55, filed for divorce from Hawke in 2004, after separating the year before.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Joy and grief, there’s no separating the two, period.
    Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Bating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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