bating

Definition of batingnext
present participle of bate

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Verb
  • He is then seen slowly approaching the victim, checking his surroundings, and removing his shoes before grabbing her from behind.
    Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The surgery involved removing 40 percent of Erbert's skull and required a follow-up skull implant surgery, per the Los Angeles Times.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The union has proposed sharing the revenue without deducting expenses to secure a larger share of gross revenue for the players.
    Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Justice Department prosecutors also accused him of diverting money from his law firm to pay gambling debts and falsely deducting gambling debts as business expenses.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Briere said the Flyers' rebuild was entering its next phase, shifting from subtracting players to adding them.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised data, adding an additional 34,000 jobs to January, showing a growth of 160,000, but subtracting 41,000 from February, showing a loss of 133,000.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The moratorium, passed on an emergency basis and in a divided vote, would prevent Pepco from disconnecting customers’ electricity for nonpayment of bills totaling less than $1,000.
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.
    James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the time of reporting, the company had received at least 68 reports of the wire bristles detaching from the brush.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Nexgrill is aware of at least 68 reports of bristles detaching, including five cases that required medical treatment, the CPSC said.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the dramatic changes seen at sites in Sichuan suggest that the nuclear weapons development of China’s military, known as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), shows little sign of abating.
    Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The conflict has entered its fifth week and is showing no sign of abating despite a diplomatic push by Washington last week and separate peace talks over the weekend in Pakistan.
    The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young’s grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young's grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Palmer Divide is a ridge separating the South Platte River and Arkansas River basins.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • White clouds can be seen swirling on Earth's sunlit arc above the line separating night from day while the cratered expanse of the lunar disk stretches out below.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Bating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bating. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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