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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2
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
The Texans turned it over on downs when Stroud’s fourth-down pass to Xavier Hutchinson was batted down by Robert Spillane.
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Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
But the Texans turned it over on downs when Stroud’s fourth-down pass to Xavier Hutchinson was batted down by Robert Spillane.
—Kyle Hightower, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Maye was strip-sacked on third-and-10 after a run for no gain and an incomplete pass that was batted at the line.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Wilson batted the ball over to Richard Gonzalez, who then passed to Jimenez who got fouled and hit both free throws.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Bregman, who was an All-Star in 2025, primarily batted second or third in Boston’s lineup, in addition to being a key clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks won a dramatic NFC title game after the 2013 season when Richard Sherman batted away a pass to Michael Crabtree in the end zone that became a game-sealing interception to win 23-17.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
At a family party in 2020, Denny Ku, 34, an accountant from Houston, TX, watched in disbelief as his Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Lilo, batted a balloon into a basket, and made it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Glasner has been suggested as a potential replacement for Ruben Amorim after United sacked him on Monday, but the Austrian batted away questions about being a contender for the job at Old Trafford.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
But the Texans turned it over on downs when Stroud’s fourth-down pass to Xavier Hutchinson was batted down by Robert Spillane.
—Kyle Hightower, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026
Maye was strip-sacked on third-and-10 after a run for no gain and an incomplete pass that was batted at the line.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Wilson batted the ball over to Richard Gonzalez, who then passed to Jimenez who got fouled and hit both free throws.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
Bregman, who was an All-Star in 2025, primarily batted second or third in Boston’s lineup, in addition to being a key clubhouse leader.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Seahawks won a dramatic NFC title game after the 2013 season when Richard Sherman batted away a pass to Michael Crabtree in the end zone that became a game-sealing interception to win 23-17.
—Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
At a family party in 2020, Denny Ku, 34, an accountant from Houston, TX, watched in disbelief as his Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Lilo, batted a balloon into a basket, and made it.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Glasner has been suggested as a potential replacement for Ruben Amorim after United sacked him on Monday, but the Austrian batted away questions about being a contender for the job at Old Trafford.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batted
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Scientists have long debated whether dinosaurs were in decline before an asteroid smacked the Earth 66 million years ago, causing mass extinction.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Stout yelled at Valkyrie about going to the bathroom several times on Saturday and smacked the girl at least twice, the mother told police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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Just hours before Saturday morning’s Shabbat service, flames and smoke licked through the synagogue, destroying at least two Torahs and many prayer books.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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When asked by director Marina Zenovich if there was a time when Chase walked away from his mother and stepfather and never saw them again, Chase pretended to swat a fly on his forehead, then licked his fingers as if eating the imaginary bug.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
2 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The styling team has knocked it out of the park yet again.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In September 2014, TMZ published a grainy elevator security video that showed Ray Rice, the star running back for the Baltimore Ravens, punching his girlfriend in the face so hard that she was knocked unconscious.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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With their home campus inaccessible, students roamed to various athletic facilities throughout town for practice and games.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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On a recent afternoon, the pair of mutes roamed the tiered backyard.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Celtics pounded the paint with Neemias Queta and Luka Garza, a pair of bruising bigs who also can force the issue from 3-point range despite their lumbering dispositions.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Trump seems to have arrived, on his own, at the same understanding of geography and politics that was pounded into the heads of Soviet schoolchildren, including Putin and me.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Batted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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