bating

Definition of batingnext
present participle of bate

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Verb
  • Allow these to regrow and form new plants after removing all the dead.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • On Saturday, that included removing Jake LaRavia from the rotation entirely as rookie forward Adou Thiero became the Lakers’ third player off the bench and veteran big man Maxi Kleber moved into the rotation as the ninth option.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • What will the license plates fund After deducting administrative fees, proceeds from the Disney plates would go toward services provided by hospitals and clinics that are not covered by insurance or a patient.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • The remaining settlement fund after deducting those costs and expenses will then be split among recipients based on their individual amounts, according to the settlement website.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 May 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
  • Features like front and rear locking differentials and a disconnecting front stabilizer bar help the truck crawl over obstacles that would challenge most pickups.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • There are several natural gas marketers in the state, but the commission said Atlanta Gas Light is still responsible for the pipelines and connecting and disconnecting service.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The potential supercycle is detaching the chipmaking sector from the rest of the market.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • There have been reports of the zipper slider detaching while in use in the United Kingdom.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • And Russia’s security services broadening and deepening a crackdown on civic life shows little sign of abating.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The New Glenn’s first test flight occurred on January 16, 2025, taking off from Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
  • As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Next, Butac arranges a bunch of the beans on two trays and roasts them for a specific amount of time before separating the shells from the beans and then running the bean fragments, also known as nibs, through a mill.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 10 May 2026
  • Still, robotics has a long history of inflated expectations, making many executives cautious about separating breakthrough potential from hype.
    Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
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“Bating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bating. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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