Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for batten (down)
Verb
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We’re each given a black plastic bag with a tear tab to lock our phones in for the night.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025 -
If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The outside of the bag is decorated with studs and a hook and latch closure, and since it’s connected to a thin belt, it can actually be worn through the belt loops of your pants for extra security.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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These hooks latch onto fur and clothes to travel to a faraway land with the animal.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That scenario does seem likely barring a surprising positive update from the Cowboys.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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The year prior, an unnamed individual was barred from attending Grierson events for a decade following an antisemitic incident.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One option, however, is a quick-access safe that can be bolted down.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Besides, setting it off while bolted to a fighter jet would have been messy, to say the least.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the bowels of the Guinness compound, Rafferty has chained the three men named by others as having left the gates open for the Brotherhood.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Being chained to the baseline offensively has been a topic of disharmony for Watson in the past, though.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anna fastened her meaning on Vronsky; Levin fastens his meaning on the land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The brooch was eventually fastened to an even more extravagant necklace, featuring 16 Colombian emeralds set between diamond quatrefoils.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then the Gates Foundation will shut its doors for good.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Israeli government, which controls the border crossing, has yet to say why the border was shut.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The story was one that confirmed and exposed the beliefs that so many shared from residents and reporters to officers and officials at every level and at every opportunity, those in power close their eyes to the truth because the lie felt familiar.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The government closed banks in eastern Congo in response to M23’s takeover of Goma and Bukavu, resulting in residents and businesses struggling to access cash to carry out basic transactions.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Batten (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/batten%20%28down%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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