1
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
batted the lamp off the table with one strike
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as in licked
to strike repeatedly
batted the piñata until it finally broke open
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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
on Sunday afternoons we'd pile into Father's car and bat around the countryside
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Recent Examples of batted
Wallner himself batted 29 points higher against lefties in 2025, without losing any of his power.
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David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Karaban batted it away, and the UConn party was on.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to going deep, Caissie doubled twice and batted 5 for 10 over the three-game set.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Infielder Juliette Merrilees batted next and delivered a safety squeeze down the first base line to tie the game 4-4.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In a scramble in front, Swayman made the initial stop but the puck popped in the air and Hartman batted it home.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bogaerts batted second for just the fourth time with the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes after the president batted down a potential shutdown off-ramp floated by aides on Sunday in a conversation with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Five Longhonrs batted and a pair of runners ended up stranded.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
David Brown, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Karaban batted it away, and the UConn party was on.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to going deep, Caissie doubled twice and batted 5 for 10 over the three-game set.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Infielder Juliette Merrilees batted next and delivered a safety squeeze down the first base line to tie the game 4-4.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
In a scramble in front, Swayman made the initial stop but the puck popped in the air and Hartman batted it home.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Bogaerts batted second for just the fourth time with the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The meeting comes after the president batted down a potential shutdown off-ramp floated by aides on Sunday in a conversation with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Five Longhonrs batted and a pair of runners ended up stranded.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted
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When Zuccarello took a swipe with his stick and smacked McCarron in the leg, the big man responded with a Oscar-worthy acting job, feigning like he had been slashed on the wrist.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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Krogstad smacked two doubles and drove in three runs.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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Rumor has it the fashion crowd licked the shelves clean in Paris as soon as the first designs hit stores.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, the flue was closed, so the fire licked up the walls, left a smell like the fall, like ancient smokehouses and dung.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Colorado has 18 wolves outfitted with collars, plus pups and others that wandered from neighboring states.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Owners stood beside their cars on the lawn, residents and visitors wandered freely through the park, and hot rods shared space with antiques and other classic automobiles.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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After Cooke lashed out verbally, Wilson intervened and later comforted Batula in a conversation picked up by their microphones.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trump has lashed out at a number of G7 members and NATO allies for not responding to his calls for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, although in recent days several of them had indicated a willingness to back appropriate action to restore the key waterway to normal traffic.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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It's estimated 60 million bison once roamed North America, but they were nearly driven to extinction in the 1800s, and by 1889, there were only a few hundred wild bison remained.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In Comal County just north of San Antonio, Bender’s Cave is yielding an unprecedented look at the megafauna that once roamed the region around 100,000 years ago.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had support from his team during Friday’s news conference, where first baseman Michael Busch, manager Craig Counsell, hitting coach Dustin Kelly, assistant hitting coach John Mallee and staff assistant AJ Lewis took in the scene.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara left the mound with a lead, courtesy of the bottom of Miami’s lineup stringing together hits in the second.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Old timers can recall when clockwork storms pounded in the summer and drizzled in the winter.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The fort stood high above the river, where fearsome artillery was able to turn back the Union gunboats that had pounded low-lying Fort Henry into submission.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Batted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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