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Recent Examples of batten
Sheila stares downward, as though battening her emotional hatches.
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.
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Natalie Berg,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
Everyone from Jeff Bezos to Gwyneth Paltrow is talking about the likelihood of a deepening recession, with the Amazon founder advising Twitter followers on Oct. 19 to batten down the hatches and the Goop CEO confessing late- night worries about the economic outlook a few days earlier.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2022
All the Valkyries could do was batten down the hatches and try to ride out Assumption's storm.
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J.l. Kirven,
The Courier-Journal,
25 Oct. 2022
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein,
New York Times,
13 June 2023
In summary, short-term volatility will persist while consumers batten down the hatches, but as always the future of retail is bright for those who are willing to evolve.
—
Natalie Berg,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2023
Everyone from Jeff Bezos to Gwyneth Paltrow is talking about the likelihood of a deepening recession, with the Amazon founder advising Twitter followers on Oct. 19 to batten down the hatches and the Goop CEO confessing late- night worries about the economic outlook a few days earlier.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2022
All the Valkyries could do was batten down the hatches and try to ride out Assumption's storm.
—
J.l. Kirven,
The Courier-Journal,
25 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten
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Standing in his closet, Mr. Fletcher dresses quietly and with military precision: trousers buttoned, shirt studs fastened, vest snug, cuff links clipped.
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Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves.
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Search ahead, especially before entering expensive corridors, remote areas or tourist towns where fuel prices fatten up like raccoons behind a diner.
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But the rules are written as if to fatten the wallets of the hospital and insurance giants — while the taxpayers and employers eat the costs.
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In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
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To the eye, that’s obvious; as far as your vision can tell, all the planets and stars are mere dots of light affixed to a flat sky.
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Combine gin, lime juice, syrup, Aperol and dry Curaçao in a shaker filled with ice.
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Parents are looking for activities that do more than fill the hours, and a good cooking class can hand a child real skills, real confidence and a few recipes worth making again at home.
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The top featured a corset bodice with lace fastening in the back in red, blue and white stripes.
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Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
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The sequence in which Carmy tries to talk Richie down from a panic attack feels equally dynamic and alive right to its conclusion — when Carmy pretends they’ve gotten locked in, just as Carmy once was, to mess with Richie’s head.
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No one can match her depth and passion to get vengeance on Krem of the Yellow Hills for messing with her family — a sentiment Cancers understand.
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Zayn kicked Gunther’s hands off the rope, allowing Rhodes to pin him.
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The success of Citadel, which manages $68 billion in its hedge fund and has a huge securities-trading operation, has always been hard to pin on any one thing, as The New Yorker’s Gary Sernovitz teases out in a profile out this week that observed how Griffin fits none of Wall Street’s archetypes.
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The breeze was screwing with the sound system, and the temperature dropped abruptly.
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Either Cody or Gunther wins because Sami gets screwed; Zayn will then further descend into madness and attack someone after the bell.
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“Batten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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